Just days after NFL player Josh Huff got pulled over for speeding in New Jersey, fessed up he had a gun registered in Texas in his car and then found himself facing charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, the Philadelphia Eagles released the wide receiver.
“I’m a professional athlete,” Huff said before his exit from the squad late last week, responding to reporters on why he was carrying. “What professional athlete don’t have a gun?”
To get a better idea, Philly.com conducted an informal poll of 37 Eagles players to see how many own guns — and 18 responded affirmatively, just under half. The outlet didn’t get the total picture of how many Eagles own guns (teams carry rosters of 53), but several players opened up about why they do and why it’s not an issue...
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