Why do we hate something that God has given us all to be uniquely different?

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -- I've always viewed football as a safe haven from a lot of different issues. A place where I could release tension, feel better about everything.

As Mike Tomlin has always said, "When you come into this building, leave your outside issues where they are: Outside.”

Coach has always been sympathetic to world issues. But personal issues?

Not at work. Not into a game.

And that’s what I've always followed: Sports are an escape, for both the fans and the athletes out there competing. I always hear guys say in football, at any level, “I can legally hit someone and not go to jail! Sign me up!”

Yeah, that phrase is always spoken with a chuckle at the end, but it’s true. The game's…