Yes it does. OJ is dead to me. If he walked right in front of me, what do I say to my son? There goes a great football player. There goes a criminal? Or just say nothing? When idiots mock fan support by acting immorally (is that a word?) worse, criminally, it all makes sports less important to me. Sports figures used to be heroic. Now they just play sports for a living.
If your Doctor was convicted for distibuting Oxy or watching kiddie porn, would you feel any different about him? or could you separate the two because he's a really good doctor. I think we should hold each other to a higher standard, football players included. I seem to be in the minority.