Tale of two football players

Two football players found out they won't be playing in the NFL this season for different reasons.
Caleb Campbell, a recent graduate of West Point, was told he could try out for the Detroit Lions, who drafted him in the 7th round, only to find out the day before training camp opened that someone on capital hill had demanded he instead honor his 2-year service commitment.
Muhammad Abdulqaadir, a running back from Southern Illinois who had 21 touchdowns this year, has not been offered any NFL tryouts. The reason for this is believed to be that his father, Mujahid Abdulqaadir Menepta, is currently in jail on terrorist charges and is accused of having something to do with 9/11.
Not really sure what to say on either case. I do think policy was changed at the last minute for Campbell, but I also think if you go to a military academy you owe it to your country and the taxpayers who paid your college tuition, to do your service.
As for Abdulqaadir..He is estranged from his father, for obvious reasons, and I'm not sure why you'd punish a son for a sin of his father. I guess it's good Fidel Castro didn't have a son named Stu who tried out for major league baseball in the 60s.