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NFL players avoid arrests for an entire month

By Troy Kless
Oct 2, 2015

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The last time the NFL went a whole calendar month without an arrest was back in July 2009, according to Mike Rosenberg of Reuters, based on information from USA Today and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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It's also the first time in 15 years that this occurred during the regular season.

The NFL is finally catching a break after many cases overshadowed the league last year, including Adrian Peterson's child abuse case, Ray Rice's assault and Greg Hardy's issue with domestic violence.

It is worth noting the NFL's arrest rate was actually two times lower than that of men aged 20-39 from 2000-2013, according to a study by University of Texas-Dallas criminologists

According to a study by University of Texas-Dallas criminologists, the NFL's arrest rate was also two times lower than that of men between the ages of 20 and 39 from 2000-2013.

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