Leonard Weaver, Philadelphia Eagle

[rjs246]

The worst part about all of this slavery nonsense is that farging dumbass statements like this take away from the fact that the players are basically 100% in the right when it comes to the current negotiations. They risk their long term health for a three year career so that they can split half of the pie 500 ways. That's some bullshtein right there. Any rich icehole can buy a team and run it into the ground the way the taterskins and Bengals have been ground into dust. Football will go on without the current set of owners. Without players the league turns into the XFL in no time flat.

[Diomedes]

Sure, but reporting that doesn't sell ads.

Reporting that some uppity player compared his job to slavery, that sells ads.

[rjs246]

My point was not that they shouldn't report it. My point was that dumbass players shouldn't say it while they're trying to make an argument.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The players and their boy De Smith just suck absolute ass at PR. Most fan polls side with the owners over the players. While I obviously understand business reasons for siding with the owners, how crazy is it that the average fan is rooting for the toolbag owners instead of the players they love watching on Sunday?

Seriously, De Smith is absolutely horrendous. Too bad Troy Vincent didn't get the gig.

[charlie]

The players and their boy De Smith just suck absolute ass at PR. Most fan polls side with the owners over the players. While I obviously understand business reasons for siding with the owners, how crazy is it that the average fan is rooting for the toolbag owners instead of the players they love watching on Sunday?

Seriously, De Smith is absolutely horrendous. Too bad Troy Vincent didn't get the gig.

Because if the players "win," the owners will need to find ways to make more and wind up taking even more out of the fans pockets. Ticket prices... concessions... merchandise.

[Zanshin]

Owners will get as much as they can get, regardless of this deal.

[ice grillin you]

majority of fans are always for owners because why should some ignorant drug addicted criminal make hundreds of thousand of dollars playing a game while the ceiling for my miserable existence is manning a cash register at walmart

im actually 100% for as many slavery references as possible just because it infuriates people who are never going to be for the players anyway

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I enjoy them too, but at more like a 70% clip. Is that fair? Or are you of the mind that everyone has to be 100% or GTFO?

[Zanshin]

Is this your first day here?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Well, I just turned 2, so until today my back was to the screen.

[Zanshin]

There are a couple of places to go with that, but they all lead down a dark road. I'll just pretend I don't know what you could possibly mean.

[charlie]

Its not often when someone admits they've been talking out of their ass for two years.

[smeags]

i'm just glad that MLK's dream of a caddy in every slave's driveway has come true.

[Eagaholic]

Leonard tweeted a change of heart

Roto

Eagles FB Leonard Weaver has profusely apologized for comparing the state of the NFL to modern-day slavery.
"Now that I have seen it, I will say that it was hard for me to watch and after thinking about it, I've come to the conclusion that I represented my family, friends, and organization the wrong way," Weaver tweeted. "I'm sorry for those words I used and if I offended anyone, please forgive me. To all of my fans whom I've disappointed, I'm sorry."

Now can we all just go back to being his fans?

[QB Eagles]

Now can we all just go back to being his fans?

I'll be sure to cheer him as soon as he gets back to the football field (i.e. never).