“It doesn’t matter whether you’re a reporter or a banker or a football player, everyone is a human being, too, and has a private side. I don’t think anyone would like to have to live in a fishbowl, but that’s what it’s like being a football player. I know I wouldn’t want people peering inside my window all the time, but that’s what they have to go through.”I can understand what Larry Johnson's mother says. I would expect every parent to stand up for their child just as I would for mine.
But the scrutiny is part and parcel of the profession as it is for some other professions (actor, musician, politician, etc.). Every player should weigh whether they are willing to accept that along with the fame, fortune and ability to play a game they love for a living. If not, they are not forced to play football. Retire and you'll see how quickly people lose interest in your private life.
It's not any different than someone who took a security job in Iraq to earn extra money but had to be away from their family and exposed to the risks to their life.
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