If there is no football, crime is gonna pick up........

according Ray Lewis
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One of the consequences of a lost NFL season will be an increase in crime, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said in a wide-raging one-on-one interview with ESPN.

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Lewis Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game.
” -- Ray Lewis

"Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game," Lewis told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.

That's because, Lewis said, the NFL lockout affects "way more than us" -- the owners and the players.

"There's too many people that live through us, people live through us," he said. "Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time."

When asked why he thought crime would increase if the NFL doesn't play games this year, Lewis said: "There's nothing else to do Sal."

Sunday is Day 68 of the lockout, which is now the longest work stoppage in NFL history. Lewis said the current dispute boils down to a matter of ego.

"It's simple, we really got to remove pride. Seriously," he said.

"There's no other reason the issue is going on," he said. "That's why I don't get into words and all that other stuff, because it takes away from life ... itself. There's people who are really struggling for real. There's real struggles out there."

A 2-1 decision last week by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept the lockout in place pending a full appeal. A hearing is scheduled for June 3 in St. Louis.

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Lewis hasn't attended any of the mediation sessions between the owners and players and hasn't gone to court for any of the legal proceedings -- but that might change.

"I'm not opposed to it," he said.

He also said he has texted NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith.

"Tell me when you're ready for me to come speak," Lewis said when asked to explain the nature of the texts to Smith. "Because I'm not speaking about all, oh I want this, I want that."

When does Smith want Lewis to speak?

"Oh ... the time coming," Lewis said and then smiled for emphasi

he's right, remove your pride and get something done

That's not the attitude of a murderer. Not at all.

There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

You really think crime is gonna pick up, cmon man!

what's gonna get picked up are more PS3 and Xbox controllers as these guys will just lay back and count their money.

Originally posted by jimrat201:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

You really think crime is gonna pick up, cmon man!

Yeah, there are a lot of broke dudes with nothing to do and a s**tty life and if football isnt there to distract their attention a few of them might decide to rob people or steal some s**t or do more drugs. I mean I'm not sure if you know they type of people Ray is talking about, the guy knows what he's talking about. He works with a lot of homeless people to try and get them exercise and and help them work out as part of a charity kind of thing. He has actually been around poor people. I'm not saying that everybody will start looting or anything but I'm sure there are a few people who will get themselves in trouble with nothing to do.

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

You really think crime is gonna pick up, cmon man!

Yeah, there are a lot of broke dudes with nothing to do and a s**tty life and if football isnt there to distract their attention a few of them might decide to rob people or steal some s**t or do more drugs. I mean I'm not sure if you know they type of people Ray is talking about, the guy knows what he's talking about. He works with a lot of homeless people to try and get them exercise and and help them work out as part of a charity kind of thing. He has actually been around poor people. I'm not saying that everybody will start looting or anything but I'm sure there are a few people who will get themselves in trouble with nothing to do.

Then what are these people doing when football is in the off season, no football is gonna send them over the edge............sooooo stupid.

Raw ratings will increase

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
That's not the attitude of a murderer. Not at all.

lol

Way to look into the future Mister Cleo.

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

You really think crime is gonna pick up, cmon man!

Yeah, there are a lot of broke dudes with nothing to do and a s**tty life and if football isnt there to distract their attention a few of them might decide to rob people or steal some s**t or do more drugs. I mean I'm not sure if you know they type of people Ray is talking about, the guy knows what he's talking about. He works with a lot of homeless people to try and get them exercise and and help them work out as part of a charity kind of thing. He has actually been around poor people. I'm not saying that everybody will start looting or anything but I'm sure there are a few people who will get themselves in trouble with nothing to do.

i dont think having football deters any criminal from robbing.

Originally posted by ads_2006:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:

Originally posted by jimrat201:
There are some players that should not talk to the media.........

What? He is right dude.

You really think crime is gonna pick up, cmon man!

Yeah, there are a lot of broke dudes with nothing to do and a s**tty life and if football isnt there to distract their attention a few of them might decide to rob people or steal some s**t or do more drugs. I mean I'm not sure if you know they type of people Ray is talking about, the guy knows what he's talking about. He works with a lot of homeless people to try and get them exercise and and help them work out as part of a charity kind of thing. He has actually been around poor people. I'm not saying that everybody will start looting or anything but I'm sure there are a few people who will get themselves in trouble with nothing to do.

i dont think having football deters any criminal from robbing.

It could if he decides to do drugs instead of watching football, has no money so he has to steal or rob people for money to buy his drugs.

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
That's not the attitude of a murderer. Not at all.

I get it