Remember the good and wholesome days when Cold Spring's Eric Decker wowed us as a Golden Gopher? His current teammate in New York is showing today's headlines are the exception and not the norm.

Cold Spring's Eric Decker during his Golden Gopher days
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Ever since the infamous Ray Rice elevator video invaded our TVs, Facebooks, and lunch time conversations 11 days ago...it looks like it's high-season for more ugly stories behind the scenes of our beloved pro football. Plenty of folks (a nudge to Pete from the 98 Country Morning Show) are wondering when these shock stories will stop...and we can finally get back to football. Eric Decker is a Central Minnesota example of a man doing right, even if it's mostly in the public eye. His N.Y. Jets teammate Nick Mangold is also setting a good example towards women, as the USA Network feature below tells his story of support. Take 7 minutes to watch this...and regain some hope.

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