Kevin,

Reading that article about Owens and the money he lost owing to that dodgy manager who put his money into that dodgy casino in Alabama, I think more than ever that the federal government should be doing more to oversee the financial underpinnings of the NFL and to protect the many sitting-duck athletes who pass through the mill.

I also can't help thinking about that dodgy casino deal in Louisiana that undid a certain former 49ers owner. And of the whole sports-gambling-mobster nexus that has always, in my view, been too close for comfort to our enjoyment of professional sports.