Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater called out athletes who pretend to be "gangsta" and set a bad example for young people.
Bridgewater made the statement from his official Instagram account.
"Tired of seeing football players portray this tough guy image or pretend he's a gangsta. You went to school, attended those classes, and some even got their college degree," wrote Bridgewater.
"Now you might have 1.5% of professional players that's on that but the remaining 98.5% are only 'football tough,'" he added.
"So, don't wait until you inherit this legal money from the league to decide you want to be tough or portray a 'street image' cause it's kids that's looking up to everything we do," Bridgewater continued.