What is Behind the Violence Swirling Inside, Outside the NFL?
Aired February 7, 2000 – 1:09 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: All-pro Ray Lewis was supposed to be at that pro bowl. Instead, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker remains in an Atlanta jail facing murder charges. Police today searched his Maryland home. Lewis is charged in the stabbing deaths of two men after a post-Super Bowl party in Atlanta. It’s only the latest in a series of off-the-field troubles for several NFL players. CNNSI’s Nick Charles examines some of the questions swirling inside and outside the NFL. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) NICK CHARLES, CNNSI SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: Last Sunday’s Super Bowl in Atlanta may have been the most thrilling finish in the 34-year history of the event. But will you remember this scene? Or this one five hours later: Two men stabbed to death outside an Atlanta nightclub and NFL star linebacker Ray Lewis arrested, held without bail and charged with murder. While this incident
