What Grinds My Gears
You know what really grinds my gears?-
-Trouble Makers. How come so many NFL players cannot keep themselves out of trouble for millions of dollars a year? They get paid so much money, get to play a sport that they love as their job, have many friends in the league, many fans and children looking up to them, and yet they still go out to clubs to cause trouble. This is getting ridiculous. The players need to realize that they have so much to loose by breaking the law, team rules, and league restrictions. Plaxico Burress is the most recent offender of being an idiot. He shot himself in the leg with an illegally unregistered gun at a New York night club while with teammate Antonio Pierce. He has gotten himself benched for the season by the Giants organization, costing him millions of dollars, and faces possible jail time for the illegal possession of the gun. This incident may bring his teammate down with him and the distractions may cost his team a repeat super bowl victory. Grow up! It’s not that hard to behave yourselves if you’re being paid millions of dollars to do so.
-Traitors. This is when athletes sign with a team that they have hated for so long because they were offered more money. If you are a part of a serious rivalry and you live to hate the other team don’t go out and sign a contract with them when your old contract has expired. Yes I understand that it is their occupation and they need money to put food on the table for their families, but if it’s the difference between 19 million dollars and 20 million, it’s not worth it. When an athlete sells out on their old team they may die a little inside, and become less of a player than they used to be. They may feel guilty and their heart may not be in the game the way it used to be. An example of this is Jonny Damon. He has lost all of my respect that I had for him after he played a big part in the Red Sox’s 2004 World Series win. He is not the player he used to be now that he is wearing the pinstripes in New York and has a clean shaven face. If an athlete stays with a team for the majority of his or her career and at least never plays for their arch nemesis they can become icons for their cities and may end up making more money from endorsements than the upgrade in salary they got for being a traitor.
-The Lack of Touchdown celebrations. The NFL has started to fine players for excessive celebrations and the referees enforce a 15 yard penalty for any use of the ball as a prop. Some people are thankful for these precautions since they think that the celebrations showed off poor sportsmanship and disrespect for the game. I, on the other hand, think that they are harmless and entertaining. If players on the other team get offended of the poor sportsmanship then they should just try harder to keep the other team out of the end zone. There have been many memorable touchdown celebrations (most of the performed by “Ocho Cinco”) including Chad Johnson’s Tiger Woods impression, NFL please don’t fine me sign, Santa Clause, CPR for the ball, Hall of Fame class of 20?? jacket, wedding proposal; Steve Smith’s baby sitting; Terrell Owen’s Spike on the star, autographed ball, waiter; Randy Moss’s mooning Green Bay fans; and Joe Horn’s phone home. Almost all of those celebrations resulted in fines and a few suspensions. Never fazed, Chad Johnson doesn’t mind the fines, he has even sent money to the NFL commissioner before the game for the touchdown he knew he would score. Let them celebrate if they feel the need to do so, it makes for more entertaining games and gives the opposing defenses more motivation to prevent scores.
You know what really grinds my gears?-
-Trouble Makers. How come so many NFL players cannot keep themselves out of trouble for millions of dollars a year? They get paid so much money, get to play a sport that they love as their job, have many friends in the league, many fans and children looking up to them, and yet they still go out to clubs to cause trouble. This is getting ridiculous. The players need to realize that they have so much to loose by breaking the law, team rules, and league restrictions. Plaxico Burress is the most recent offender of being an idiot. He shot himself in the leg with an illegally unregistered gun at a New York night club while with teammate Antonio Pierce. He has gotten himself benched for the season by the Giants organization, costing him millions of dollars, and faces possible jail time for the illegal possession of the gun. This incident may bring his teammate down with him and the distractions may cost his team a repeat super bowl victory. Grow up! It’s not that hard to behave yourselves if you’re being paid millions of dollars to do so.
-Traitors. This is when athletes sign with a team that they have hated for so long because they were offered more money. If you are a part of a serious rivalry and you live to hate the other team don’t go out and sign a contract with them when your old contract has expired. Yes I understand that it is their occupation and they need money to put food on the table for their families, but if it’s the difference between 19 million dollars and 20 million, it’s not worth it. When an athlete sells out on their old team they may die a little inside, and become less of a player than they used to be. They may feel guilty and their heart may not be in the game the way it used to be. An example of this is Jonny Damon. He has lost all of my respect that I had for him after he played a big part in the Red Sox’s 2004 World Series win. He is not the player he used to be now that he is wearing the pinstripes in New York and has a clean shaven face. If an athlete stays with a team for the majority of his or her career and at least never plays for their arch nemesis they can become icons for their cities and may end up making more money from endorsements than the upgrade in salary they got for being a traitor.
-The Lack of Touchdown celebrations. The NFL has started to fine players for excessive celebrations and the referees enforce a 15 yard penalty for any use of the ball as a prop. Some people are thankful for these precautions since they think that the celebrations showed off poor sportsmanship and disrespect for the game. I, on the other hand, think that they are harmless and entertaining. If players on the other team get offended of the poor sportsmanship then they should just try harder to keep the other team out of the end zone. There have been many memorable touchdown celebrations (most of the performed by “Ocho Cinco”) including Chad Johnson’s Tiger Woods impression, NFL please don’t fine me sign, Santa Clause, CPR for the ball, Hall of Fame class of 20?? jacket, wedding proposal; Steve Smith’s baby sitting; Terrell Owen’s Spike on the star, autographed ball, waiter; Randy Moss’s mooning Green Bay fans; and Joe Horn’s phone home. Almost all of those celebrations resulted in fines and a few suspensions. Never fazed, Chad Johnson doesn’t mind the fines, he has even sent money to the NFL commissioner before the game for the touchdown he knew he would score. Let them celebrate if they feel the need to do so, it makes for more entertaining games and gives the opposing defenses more motivation to prevent scores.
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