Football is a sport steeped in a culture of violence, intimidation,
and brutality, but players have learned to navigate through the
minefield of its physical demands by adhering to an honor code of
sportsmanship known simply as "the code." As mysterious as it is
sacred, the code is an unwritten set of rules that has been handed
down from generation to generation. While the code has been around
since the early days of the National Football League, it remains a
taboo subject shrouded in secrecy. Under the threat of penalties,
fines, and suspensions, players have to use stealth and ingenuity
when retaliating against dirty players out on the field. Sure,
bench clearing brawls will occur from time to time, but most of the
revenge that goes on is behind the scenes. Patience must be
exercised when settling old scores, and the veterans will wait
until the time is right to exact the justice they feel fits the
crime. While the game has changed immensely over the years, one
thing remains the same--the players still police themselves. They
know that if they break the rules of the code, then there will be
hell to pay. At its core, football is all about respect and
disrespect, and if a teammate is cheap-shotted, blind-sided, or is
chopped at the knees, then the wheels of retaliation will be set
into motion. The code is not just about head-slaps, verbal
taunting, and the many unseen horrors that can occur under the
pile. It is also about running up the score late on a team,
excessive celebrations, head-hunting after interceptions, bounties,
eye-gouging, and rookie initiations. The old adage "if you ain't
cheatin, you ain't tryin" has always applied out on the gridiron
and includes things such as stick-um, siliconed jerseys, cold
showers, and of course, steroids. And let's not forget all of the
espionage that goes on both on and off the field as well.
Everything from "Spygate" to dummy play-books to lip-reading is
fair game--unless you get caught.
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