Blame the Chiefs for the city’s violence

By JUSTIN KENDALL

Herm Edwards may need a hug after this season.

Yesterday, our friends at State of the Line broke down the growing trend of store clerks going Charles Bronson on the asses of would-be thieves. Buried at the end of the post was a link to a story drawing a “disturbing and accurate correlation” between crime and shitty football teams.

Earlier this month, the blog Sportaphile compared the NFL’s worst franchises and America’s 25 most dangerous cities. Nine of the NFL’s bottom-feeding franchises are based in cities in the top 25. A tenth team, the Cleveland Browns, is the only team with a winning record in a dangerous city.