April yielded gruesome news regarding a 22-year-old woman in Texas, Jeff Gladney, and the Minnesota Vikings. Gladney, 24, turned himself into a Dallas County Jail shortly thereafter, surrendering on a warrant for felony family assault charges.
The events described – punching, choking, and dragging – are vile. In 2014, Ray Rice, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens, was involved in a similar incident that was recorded on surveillance video. Rice punched a woman in an Atlantic City elevator and dragged her out in a haunting scene. Rice never played professional football again – a path that may be fatefully forged for Gladney.