NFL Case Study- Kaitlyn Skripek Jovan Belcher grew up with little going for him, besides his amazing skill and love for football. He lived with his single mother growing up, and wanted to succeed in life and repay his mother for all the good she had done for him. He had directed his whole life towards football and finally in early 2008 he was drafted for the Kansas City Chiefs along with his best friend, Pierre Walters. Right off the get go Belcher made more money than him and his mom had every seen, $300,000. Walter’s reported that he often saw his friend, Belcher, get hurt whether it was his ankles, wrists, knees, or minor concussions, but no one ever thought anything of it, and most injuries weren’t reported so Belcher could be kept on the Field. On November 8, 2008, Belcher had his first documented head injury, but continued to play the next Sunday. Jovan Belcher had many more concussions the next few years that went under the radar, because as a football play he decided to “man-up” and play on. In 2010, Belcher met the love of his life, Kasandra Perkins, and after a year of dating and living together they decided to get married. An …show more content…
He texted Walters one morning of how much he loved it and about a crazy dream he had of Walters owning a bacon farm. Walters being confused asked his friend if was OK, but did not get a response, later that day while watching the news, Walters came across some tragic information; Jovan Belcher had died along with his wife. According to the police Jovan was depressed, drunk, and had just come home from being out with a different woman, and then shot his wife 9 times. He shot her in her neck, her chest, stomach, hip, back, leg, and other places, then he leaned down, kissed her head, and then he apologized while his mother was watching everything go down. Covered in blood Belcher drove himself to Arrowhead Stadium (where the Chiefs play), and in front of his Coach and General Manager he shot