Earlier today, we touched upon how rookies were advised to "have a fall guy" during their rookie orientation. Retired 49ers linebacker Chris Borland told ESPN how the sausage was made behind the scene.
Borland attended the annual rookie orientation put on by the NFL. The league tries to prepare young players for what to expect on and off the field, and it brought in two prominent retired players to give the rookies advice.
"Get yourself a fall guy," Borland says one of the former players advised. The former player, whom Borland declined to name, told the rookies that if they ran into legal trouble, their designated fall guy would be there to take the blame and, if necessary, go to jail.