There have been 28 NFL players arrested since the Super Bowl, roughly 1 in 27.7). I thought that was a lot and I decided to look at the US on a whole.
The figures for 2011 were roughly 1 out of 25 people were arrested. So pretty much par for the course whether you play in the NFL or not.
How I came up with the figures:
28 NFL players arrested this year since the Super Bowl. (5 months) Prorated for a year: 67. Total NFL players: 53 players + 5 practice squad players x 32 teams = 1856.
[1856/67] = 1 in 27.7
US Population in 2011 = 311.6 million. Total arrested in 2011 = 12,408,899 (According to the FBI
[311.6 million/12.4 million] = 25.1
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr...rsons-arrested