We all know too many stories about amateur and pro athletes who say something to one media outlet, then have hell to pay because their quotes find their way to another audience. The Cincinnati Bengals are poster boys for this...
> Chad Johnson had been telling ESPN and other national media outlets about how he's been dissed by the Bengals and the fans... but, now, has issued an apology to Cincinnati fans, saying it was "all about business." (RE trying to get a better deal)
> Carson Palmer, normally seemingly thoughtful quarterback, trash-talked the Ohio State Buckeyes back home in a Los Angeles radio interview when asked about a OSU-USC match-up in Columbus in 2010. Apparently he didn't realize his comments would travel back to Ohio, where, last time I checked, there are 10 USC alums (and they all play for the Bengals) and about 3.2 million Buckeyes. He's had to beg forgiveness...
Don't these guys think before they speak?
Don't they realize that anything you say on TV or radio, or to a reporter or blogger, will go far beyond the local audience to have reprocussions far, far away?
Is anyone coaching these guys on these matters? Especially our US Olympic athletes, to prevent some jock trash-talk becoming an international incident?
I do not see a problem with what Carson Palmer said. He said what basically every college football fan or player has said about a rival at one time or another. The fact that he would get vilified for saying it is just being over the top with PC.
And Mark, someone is absolutely coaching them, but just like coaching a wrestler, just because you coach somebody on how to do something, it doesn't mean they do it.
And Mark, someone is absolutely coaching them, but just like coaching a wrestler, just because you coach somebody on how to do something, it doesn't mean they do it.
Related Tags:
Related Videos:
When Jocks Talk, Are They Thinking? 
Linear Mode
