Lewis of the Ravens: Crime will increase if the season is lost

One of the consequences of a season lost NFL will be an increase in crime, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said in a personal interview to rage across with ESPN.

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To do this research if we do not have a season - look how badly, that we call crime, look at how crime catcher, if you take away our game.

"-Ray Lewis."

"Doing this research if we do not have a season - look how evil we call crime, watch how crime catcher, if you take away our game", Lewis told ESPN Sal Paolantonio.

This is because, Lewis said, the locking of the NFL key "way more than we-" the owners and players.

"There are too many people who live through us, people live through us," said. "Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk in the streets, and I'm not talking about people that see you all the time".

When asked why he thought crime would increase if does not play NFL games this year, Lewis said: "It is nothing else to do Sal".

Sunday is the day 68 of the lockout, which is now the case of longer work in the history of the NFL. Lewis said that the current conflict boils down to a matter of ego.

"It's simple, we really remove the pride." Seriously, "he says.

"There is no other reason, that the issue happens", he said. "This is why I am not in words and all that stuff, because it takes away... life itself.". There are people who are really for real difficulties. It is real struggles out there. ?

A 2-1 decision the week last by the Circuit Court of appeal 8th maintained United States lockout in place pending a full appeal. A hearing is scheduled for June 3 in St. Louis.

Lewis did not attend all sessions of mediation between owners and players and did not go to the Court for one of the legal proceedings - but this could change.

"I am not opposed to it," he said.

He also said that he is leader of the NFL Players Association DeMaurice Smith SearchText.

"Tell me when you're ready for me to come speak," Lewis said when asked to explain the nature of the texts to Smith. "Because I'm not talking about all, oh I want to do this, I want that.".

When Smith wants Lewis to speak?

"Oh... the time to come,"Lewis said and smiled and then the original."."