Ahmad Bradshaw Apparently Enjoyed Incarceration More Than Most

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw might've come into the league as a seventh-round afterthought, but he got the full-on Eli Manning-after-winning-the-Super Bowl treatment during his 30-day jail stay earlier this summer. Well, at least from the correctional officers; the inmates, presumably more interested in doing their time and getting on with their lives, were less impressed with the world champion backup running back gracing them with his presence.

According to the Bristol Herald Courier's Michael Owens, Bradshaw got the star treatment to keep him safe while incarcerated.

Stardom earned the Super Bowl standout a spot in a maximum-security wing to keep him segregated from the rest of the inmates, both jail sources said. "One guard did tell me, 'He's a football player. We're going to keep everyone from him,' " the inmate said.

Much of the grumbling over Bradshaw's preferential treatment focused on the extra meals and daily workouts – four hours a day of recreation time instead of the customary one hour afforded other inmates.

Apparently, extra meals go to pregnant inmates, which is worth keeping in mind if Jared Lorenzen ever finds himself behind bars (too easy?).

So, yeah, it sounds like Bradshaw could be the beneficiary of his lofty status as a professional athlete, but here's the thing: this is jail. Everything's unfair. As long as the inmates aren't being abused or neglected, I really can't get too worked up about this. Is it ideal? No. But neither is picking up the soap in the shower.

Hat tip: PFT