Fred Biletnikoff was a great Oakland Raider receiver. The playing pinnacle of his career was winning the Most Valuable Player Award in Super Bowl XI, with Oakland beating the Minnesota Vikings. Fred used Stickum, a concoction of ingredients to make the ball stick to his hands. You could catch a ball with one hand (one finger even).
The ‘Lester Hayes Rule’, which outlawed Stickum in the NFL, was put in place because, on one occasion after a play, they couldn’t pry the ball out of his hand. Well, I always loved the Oakland Raider’s notorious style. It was fun.
But the real question is this . . is this really cheating if there isn’t a specific rule outlawing it? For example, can you use a hormone to help you hit home runs if there isn’t a specific rule on the books right now that says it’s cheating? Should you?
What about having values of fairness, kindness, respect for others without needing a rule to define what that is? Where is your responsibility as a person? Is it really checked at the door? What if you really want to win the Super Bowl . .
. . . or the Presidency?