Sporting News wastes no time calling Ray Lewis a murderer

[HAIL2BNG]

And any fan who says they wouldn't have wanted him on their team all this time is a liar.

[joe cool]

What he is: The greatest MLB to ever play the game. An inspirational leader on the team for 1.5 decades.

Ray went through the legal process for his alleged transgressions. He ended up paying a price arguably commensurate with his poor judgement at the time.
He is not a murderer. He is not a thug. He has given so much to this game and is loved by teammates that came and went since he's been here. He's been a rock. A constant. He will be missed.
In the end, it doesn't really matter what jealous onlookers think. We've had the good fortune of having Ray on our team his entire career. It has been a real pleasure.
Best of luck to Ray in his post-football life. he has given so much to this team and to us as fans.

You should find a private room to play with yourself while looking at Sugar Ray’s picture; jeez you have a man crush!!

[cprenegade]

Why is it that when Ray Lewis mentions retiring that these tabloids have to bring up questionable accusations from the past? Lewis was convicted for obstruction by being at the wrong place at the wrong time and hanging out with the wrong people. He did his time for his lack of judgement years ago. By all accounts he has been a model citizen ever since.

There have been other players that retired with shaded or questionable pasts. When he is inducted to the HOF, are Brett Favre's "pictures of himself" that he sent to a woman when he played for the Jets going to be front page news?

We always hear about Sebastian Janikowski's kicking game. Do we ever hear about his exploits (and believe me there are many - including bar fights, drinking and driving, reckless driving, bribing a police officer, evidence tampering and possession of a drug best known as "the date rape drug") off the field? Should we?

I don't see any problem with it being brought up. It happened and to just gloss over it because he is the greatest linebacker in history isn't going to happen. I'm fine that the legal process ran it's course. But there will always be a few questions in the minds of some people. The prosecutor in the case claimed that his white suit was blood stained and was dumped somewhere and was never found. The bottom line is that he went through the legal process, was fined by the NFL, and after that was never in trouble again. Other people have had questionable charges brought up against them, and those will follow them as well. Bottom line is that it will not change what they did on the field, but to simply ignore them because of what they did on the field is also wrong. At this point, nobody in Baltimore cares about those charges, but it cannot be erased, it is part of his history as much as people would like to deny that it is. It won't make one bit of difference on Sunday when he comes out of the tunnel.

[BlandFood]

Lewis was charged with killing two people.

Screw em, they weren't "people" but 2 drug dealers. Lewis did us all a favor.

[joe cool]

I don't see any problem with it being brought up. It happened and to just gloss over it because he is the greatest linebacker in history isn't going to happen. I'm fine that the legal process ran it's course. But there will always be a few questions in the minds of some people. The prosecutor in the case claimed that his white suit was blood stained and was dumped somewhere and was never found. The bottom line is that he went through the legal process, was fined by the NFL, and after that was never in trouble again. Other people have had questionable charges brought up against them, and those will follow them as well. Bottom line is that it will not change what they did on the field, but to simply ignore them because of what they did on the field is also wrong. At this point, nobody in Baltimore cares about those charges, but it cannot be erased, it is part of his history as much as people would like to deny that it is. It won't make one bit of difference on Sunday when he comes out of the tunnel.

Now with this I can agree 100%!!

Just like Clemens was acquitted of PEDs use there are many people today that still believe he did them and they will always believe that. Great player no doubt but that stain will always be there!!

[Baltimore Ravens Lets Go!]

What he is: The greatest MLB to ever play the game. An inspirational leader on the team for 1.5 decades.

Ray went through the legal process for his alleged transgressions. He ended up paying a price arguably commensurate with his poor judgement at the time.
He is not a murderer. He is not a thug. He has given so much to this game and is loved by teammates that came and went since he's been here. He's been a rock. A constant. He will be missed.
In the end, it doesn't really matter what jealous onlookers think. We've had the good fortune of having Ray on our team his entire career. It has been a real pleasure.
Best of luck to Ray in his post-football life. he has given so much to this team and to us as fans.

Not only that, he is deeply religous, charitable, and concerned about the welfare of others. These morons still harboring ill will towards him for that unfortunate thing all those years ago are vindictive people and must be anti-Christian, anti-forgiveness and against anyone making a mistake and making a complete turnaround in life. He's a sucess story in every manner bar none. Has he led a perfect life? NO, but who has???