ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- A group of former Penn State Nittany Lions players released a statement Wednesday condemning Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy's comments that breaking Joe Paterno's leg in 2006 was his proudest moment in college.
"We find the recent statement by DeAndre Levy about Coach Paterno appalling, along with the silence that has accompanied it," a statement from former Penn State players said in the Detroit Free Press. "To joyfully and proudly take credit for hurting a defenseless human being is sad, in and of itself.
"But, to couple this gleeful statement with a willful ignorance of the facts and circumstances surrounding our coach speaks to a complete lack of character and moral integrity on the part of Mr.