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Read more:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...myth-of-character-concerns-and-alshon-jefferyBy Matt Miller (Senior NFL Draft Lead Writer) on April 11, 2012
It's a phrase that invokes four-letter-word-like trauma in the minds of NFL draft fans, analysts and even the men making the decision on draft day. But what does it really mean?
Saying a player has "character concerns" has become a blanket statement for an off-field problem. Michael Vick has character concerns. Warren Sapp had character concerns. But Alshon Jeffery?
The South Carolina wide receiver has been unfairly tagged with the dreaded label—and I'm out to uncover why he's carrying the scarlet letter while the consensus top two wide receivers in the 2012 NFL draft class are not.
Jeffery's crime wasn't alcohol related. He hasn't fathered multiple children with different women. He allegedly played overweight—that's it.
Jeffery, shown on the left wearing No. 1, in a preseason photo for Sports Illustrated
Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon is widely considered the top wide receiver in this class. Blackmon comes in as the No. 3 wide receiver on my own big board, but what you won't hear on ESPN or other draft outlets is that Blackmon has a character concern of his own.