You just figuring out that ownership only cares about selling merch and tickets? These guys are coddled because they can hit a ball or catch one, which is why I said he’d have been canned by an organization ~with integrity~. Obviously, that doesn’t include the vast majority of major league sports teams.
Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
I've never even heard of anyone getting fired for a traffic ticket. I'm sure you could find someone somewhere, but it's extremly rare. Many people who work for organizations with integrity get DUIs and keep their jobs. Your off base analysis was due to the bias that you've demonstrated against AB, when you said that you celebrated his self destructive acts, and when you made that "ghetto" comment. Make no mistake about it, AB took himself out of Liberty City through hard work and dedication, and with laser focus and determination became way better at his craft than any of us will ever be at ours. How many high school WR are there that dream of making it to the NFL? Hundreds of thousands, and he made it to the absolute pinnacle, against all odds.
I'm sad to see him self destruct after the dirty Burfict hit, but it doesn't take away from what he accomplished previous to that, and it doesn't take away from the SB ring or the SB touchdown that he earned after it.
As for the "shit show," Charley, the before and after portions aren't even close. There's no doubt he was a bit divaish before, but almost every notable public incident occurred after.