An Unnecessary Hairy Situation for the NFL

Would Bob Marley’s mug be plastered on countless dorm rooms if he was sans dreadlocks? Possibly. Would the Predators have been able to throw around Arnold and hunt the Aliens like they were pheasant without the dreads? Debatable. Would Sampson have been able to slay an entire Philistine army with a donkey’s jawbone without his flowing locks of hair? Certainly not. As the NFL aims to eradicate the ever growing manes some players are sporting, what words would describe a clean shaven player such as Troy Polamalu? Standardized, homogeneous, conforming, bland. For all you Madden gamers out there, how excited were you the first time you saw cyber Ricky Williams truly look like his real world counterpart complete with flowing dreads? For me, the Dolpins’ running back went from a generic character to the bruising power runner he once was. Cutting the dreads out of the NFL will cause players to lose their individual flair. Not only would a rule banning hair from flowing out of the ... (link)