Derrick Thomas was a great football player but as a father to how many children with how many women, I lost all of my respect for him. It just wasn't the way I was raised.
Derrick was not married and had 7 kids by several different women. I don't respect that side of DT.
Derrick also had a good side. The people of Kansas City loved him. He was always doing community service work. He was the NFL Man of the Year in 1993 and won the Humanitarian Award in 1995. He has a charter school in Kansas City named after him The Derrick Thomas Academy. I had a lot of respect for Derrick Thomas.