The NFL Has a Full-Blown Image Problem

It seems like everyday the NFL has another player in the news and not in a good way. Pac-Man Jones "making it rain" at the All-Star Game, Dominic Rhodes DUI and peeing his pants, Joey Porter decking Levi Jones at the Palms, Jerramy Stevens DUI and marijuana arrest, the Cincinnati Bengals. The NFL has a problem. A big one. Now this story coming from Atlanta. Early Sunday morning, a 29 year old woman claims she was raped at the home of new Seahawk DE Patrick Kerney. This from cbssportsline.com:

"The 29-year-old woman told police she and some friends were at a bar in Atlanta's trendy Buckhead area and accepted a ride home from three men, Atlanta's WSB-TV reported Monday.

Once back at Kerney's home, the men were invited inside for drinks.

The woman reportedly told police she fell asleep on a sofa and woke up in a bedroom to find one of the men raping her. The woman said she told the man to stop but he put his thumb on her throat and continued to sexually assault her."

Now this is where the story gets interesting.

"The woman escaped by telling the man she would get a friend to join them. Instead, she ran to the bathroom with a friend, and the man fled with his friends."

Smart chick. She pulls out the old "Let me go get my hot friend for a three-way" trick. And get this, he falls for it.

Our friends at The Big Lead http://thebiglead.com/ have some great coverage of this story including this update:

UPDATE:
Our Georgia tipster says that Atlanta radio is buzzing with rumors and innuendo. “The Lodge, where the party started, was the big happening with [Kerney’s] former teammates. Then the afterparty went to his house. Word is the suspect was african american and a former player.” We’ll keep the updates coming as we get them.

Stay tuned.