Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson spent enough time working with the NFL this year on its message to players about conduct that he wasnt expecting to be so personally engaged by it. Yet there he was, after the Ravens mandatory training hour last week, discussing childrens safety -- and guns.This is the third year the NFL has had social responsibility training, but its the first time the league added a discussion about gun ownership and the importance of safe storage of weapons.We hear these horror stories all the time about a child that finds a firearm and who shoots and hurts themselves, or kills someone else, Watson said. And youd hate for that to happen because its so preventable. Im glad they added that myself, as a father of five.This season, the training was pared down and changed as the league shifts from responding to the Ray Rice situation and domestic violence to a more interactive format. Players viewed videos (one, for example, showed a drunken driver swerving a car all over the road) and were asked to discuss.Weve never presented the issue from a social responsibility perspective before, said Anna Isaacson, the NFLs vice president of social responsibility. These were crucial societal issues that people just didnt know enough about, and we felt that it was our duty, and it was the right thing to do, to make sure that everyone in the NFL family had the same knowledge, so that we were all on an even playing field and we all had the same information.This year in the offseason, Denvers Aqib Talib suffered a gunshot wound in Dallas, and former Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed?during a traffic altercation in New Orleans.Ever since Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg when he was a wide receiver for the Giants, NFL teams have hosted presentations by law enforcement officials about local laws on owning and carrying weapons. Burress, who was not licensed to carry a concealed weapon in New York, served 20 months in jail.The NFL has recommended that players stay away from gun ownership, but Sean Taylors 2007 death during a robbery at home still lingers, and NFL players know they can be targeted for their wealth.Because of the Second Amendment, Watson said, the NFL cant tell you [that] you cant have a gun, because youre a citizen of this country.So the league is discussing gun safety through the prism of child shooting tragedies.About a third of teams have completed the sessions. Parts of the presentations still focus on domestic violence. Watson is featured in one of the videos, discussing a moment when he saw a woman in a convenience store. She appeared to be hurt and was lingering inside, apparently to avoid returning to a car and its driver.The discussion follows. Could he really assume violence had occurred? Should he have called anyone? What was his obligation to that woman? What would he risk for intervening?He spoke from the heart and its a real situation. People can imagine being in that situation and not knowing what to do, Isaacson said. What Ive heard from the feedback is, thats really hard. The point of that video is to spark that ongoing dialogue because theres no solution, theres no easy answer. ... Its important that we think through them.Of the sessions Watson said, Having a conversation is a way to engage in a nonthreatening manner.The NFLs previous training on domestic violence emphasized dos and donts. Players were presented with statistics and a discussion of the definition of consent in sexual situations.But there was some negative feedback from players who felt it was a bit patronizing and targeted them for an issue they might never intersect with.Watson discussed it with his wife, Kirsten.My wife, in her wisdom, told me, No matter the reason theyre doing it, if it changes one mans mind as hes about to hurt his wife or girlfriend, then its worth it, Watson said.Watson, who is entering his 13th NFL season, said he has seen change since the league began frankly discussing violence -- not just among players, but as a whole in the culture. And he emphasized that continuing the training is important, given how often new players come into the league.We were moving at lightning speed, Isaacson said of that first year. Weve spent a full year planning for this years education. 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State -- the only team in the FBS so far to play consecutive road games against top-10 teams -- hopes the lessons learned against Deshaun Watson and fourth-ranked Clemson will pay off in this weeks visit to No. 7 Louisville and Lamar Jackson.Our players are excited about the opportunity, and as much as it hurts not to get what you want out of a game, we cant dwell on that, N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said Monday. Our identity is moving forward, and were not going to focus on what we dont have.Namely, an upset of a top-10 team -- one that seemed firmly in hand in the closing seconds.The Wolfpack (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) did enough things right against the Tigers -- forcing four turnovers, including the first pick-six of Watsons career -- to put themselves in position for the upset, and they hope some of the things that worked in that game also will work against the Cardinals (5-1, 3-1), who sure looked vulnerable the night before against Duke .Defensively, we cant lick our wounds, Doeren said. Weve got to get back to it.Itll also help if the Wolfpack can win the time of possession battle, much like the Blue Devils did when they kept Jacksonn and his high-powered offense on the sideline.dddddddddddd. Duke had a 15-minute advantage in time of possession in its 24-14 loss at Louisville, while N.C. State has had the ball longer than opponents in five of its six games.That includes that game against the Tigers that the Wolfpack seemingly had won, with only a 33-yard field goal separating them from the signature victory of Doerens four years at the school.But Kyle Bambard pushed the kick wide right, and just that quickly, a Wolfpack loss in overtime seemed inevitable.Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Artavis Scott on the Tigers OT possession, and Ryan Finley threw his second interception of the game -- and the season -- on N.C. States lone offensive snap in extra time.Doeren said when his players returned to practice Sunday, they were angry, disappointed, mad, but were really good about wanting to move forward.At the end of the day, you want to say you gave yourself a chance to win, Doeren said. We didnt find a way to get it done, and (now) where do you go from here?---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. 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