"Peyton Manning,? Scott said.? ?I was there his rookie year with the Colts.? ?Barry Sanders retired the year I was there in Detroit.?
Now, he's paying it forward.? Last month, he warned rookies of the pitfalls of fame and fortune at the NFL Rookie Symposium in Aurora, OH.? While he was there, news broke that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had been arrested in connection with a murder.
"[My response was] shock, disappointment...a lot of questions,? Scott said.
While Hernandez is surely the most prominent, he's by no means the only athlete making headlines.? Four Vanderbilt football players and three others at MTSU are currently in the midst of their own controversies.
?I think that we really need to peel the onion back a little more and say, ?okay, what are the reasons why young men feel like these behaviors are acceptable,?? Scott said.
That's why Scott created Unlock the Champion, a Nashville non-profit that keeps athletes of all ages grounded.? Scott says a star player's negative perception can start as early as middle school.
?You're groomed in a culture that because you?re an athlete, rules that apply to everyone else, do not apply to you,? Scott said.
Scott says the best way is to fight that is through a year-round support system that starts early in life with friends and neighbors.
?You never know the level of impact that you can have on a young person by showing them an alternative to some of the decisions that we're seeing rampant today,? Scott said.Retired NFL Player Weighs in on Troubles for Top Athletes - Eric Alvarez
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