The Link Between Football and Domestic Abuse, Just Because It's Likely To Come Up?

Well, despite my yammering about primary sources, at some point we all have to put our faith in what someone else says, and I've found Snopes to be awfully reliable.

And now that the NFL has finally understood that "Hey, what's the best way to pick up hot chicks? BY THEIR HAIR!" isn't really a particularly funny joke, and said...

Well, GEE... we didn't really know how HARD he punched her till now!

...as I said, it's bound to come up, the supposed link between watching the Superbowl and smacking your wife around, thereby blackening the reputation of American football further.

'Tain't true.