ESPN's Jim Caple compiles the media's unwritten rules in covering athletes' personal lives. (h/t Peter Schoenke).

There are 10 rules. Here's one of them:

5. Meanwhile, the media will continue to write "He's a good family man" stories about other athletes we cover, even though we have no firsthand knowledge of their family lives, either.

The article should be mandatory reading for all of Caple's colleagues.