"Laveranues Coles, one of the NFL's brightest stars, is a wide receiver for the New York Jets with a multimillion dollar contract. While Laveranues seems to be living the American dream, inside he is haunted by a nightmare from his childhood—a secret his coach and even his closest teammates didn't know."
http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200510/20051018/slide_20051018_284_101.jhtml
Been told before but I thought I'd bring it up again. Sad story. Its good to see where he is at right now. Hes a good player.
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It a sad story, but one that happens more often then one would think. I took a class on sexual preditors, there I learn an alarming fact. 75% of males in the US are sexually abused before they reach adaulthood. Of that 75%, 65% are commited by a family member. Most cases are never reported or are reported years later do to the same resons as Cole, embasment and shame.
Now I don't expect people to jump out there and admit to it, but odds are 75% of the male members on this board have been abused. It wasn't until I was 22 married and even then it took hours for her to drag it out of. I still have a hard time talking about it, but believe it or not, it get easier each time and it allows me to regain a little piece of myself that I had thought I had lost forever.unluckyluciano and alen1 like this. -
i read this story not long ago in one of the NY papers
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Jesus, I never knew about that.
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Wow - that's horrible. Thanks for the read.
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Wow big ups to him for coming out with the story, might help others in his situation tell someone who can help. Also big ups to the cops for figuring out he wasn't just another bad kid so to speak.
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Well he has my respect, and I say **** the jets. :tongue2: