... been spending the past few days in West Palm Beach.

The NFL calls it the "rookie symposium."

The purpose, in the simplest of terms, is to try and help these newcomers avoid trouble. It is a purposeful orientation.

Hopefully, it helps the newcomers understand what lies in front of them.

Tony Dungy knows all to well the problems of the NFL and isn't shy about pointing them out.

"We need to help our players develop as men," Dungy said recently. "In the NFL, we haven't done a good job of that."

During Dungy's days in Tampa, he had more than a few good men. He had Derrick Brooks and Warrick Dunn, just to name a couple.

Brooks and Dunn proved themselves to be outstanding players.

They are even bette...

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