Posted on 01/08/2018 1:57:05 PM PST by EdnaMode
I missed the call and didn’t think much of it. It was the last Tuesday in September of 2016. Two days before that—and after more than a year on the practice squad—I had just dressed for my first game for the Carolina Panthers. We lost to the Minnesota Vikings at home. But I was thrilled to have earned my right to be on the active roster.
The missed call came from the Panthers offices, which wasn’t unusual. I knew so many people there—teammates and coaches, but also regular folks in the offices— on a first-name basis. This call, though, wasn’t social. It wasn’t one of my position coaches either. There was no voicemail, but then I got a text from the same number. I was summoned to the office and told to bring my playbook.
Football is a business. We all know that. Especially guys on the practice squad. But this seemed strange. I had just been promoted and dressed for my first game. And I hadn’t done anything that anyone would consider wrong. At least not during the game.
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Another National Felons League pansy. Cry me a river.
Mr. Marcus Ball will just have to wonder as he sits unemployed. He may also wonder why he will have a hard time getting another job.
Actually, it’s the first one I’ve heard of being released for not respecting the flag and veterans, if that’s the real reason.
Missed the call? Missed his calling is more like it. Then again, it’s hard to get paid to be a whiner, even harder than it is to get paid to play a child’s game. There are only 535 in Congress, 1400+ in the Needless and Foolish League.
Good honest work available at Jiffy Lube.
Well....bye...
This. This is all you need to know about this nobody. He sucks.
Toronto Argonauts[edit]
In two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts (CFL), Ball had 142 tackles, 7 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, and 4 interceptions (with 2 touchdown returns).[3] He was a key contributor to the defensive unit that helped the Argos to win the 100th Grey Cup at home in Toronto. On February 17, 2014, Ball was released by the Argonauts.[4]
New Orleans Saints[edit]
Ball signed a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints on April 2, 2014,[5] but was released on May 4, 2015.
Carolina Panthers[edit]
On May 21, 2015, Ball signed with the Carolina Panthers.[6] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 29.[8]
Ball was accused of threatening New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. while holding a baseball bat on the field prior to the game on December 20, 2015.[9]
On February 7, 2016, Ball’s Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[10]
On February 9, 2016. Ball signed a futures contract with the Carolina Panthers.[11]
On September 3, 2016, Ball was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts.[12] The next day he was signed to the Panthers’ practice squad.[13] On September 23, Ball was elevated to the active roster to replace injured teammate Dean Marlowe.[14] He was released on September 27, 2016.[15] He re-signed to the practice squad on September 29. He was released on October 12, 2016.[16]
Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]
On October 12, 2016, Ball was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad.[17] On October 24, Ball was waived by the Jaguars.[18]
San Francisco 49ers[edit]
On November 22, 2016, Ball was signed to the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2016.[20] On May 2, 2017, Ball was waived by the 49ers.[21]
Toronto Argonauts (second stint)[edit]
On May 25, 2017 it was announced that Ball had signed with the Toronto Argonauts (CFL) at the start of the CFL training camp season.[22]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Ball
Here’s another “gesture” for you
And pray tell, what “gesture” did he make? (I don’t want to click LOL)
Any relationship to the Ball Family Baltic Basketball Circus?
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No. Actually - believe it or not - he has more class than those losers.
And if you were??
Notice how he termed this:
“But I do, too. I feel like I was screwed out of a job, a career and my lifelong dream, because … why? The owner doesn’t want a black player raising a finger? I know he’s the boss. But is that fair?”
Never did it cross his mind, that even if he did indeed get fired for what was perceived as a protest, that a white player might have gotten the same fate for the same action? Assuming of course, that was the action that caused his release.
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I haven’t been following this family all that closely since Pops started spouting off. Am I wrong, or do all of the Ball kids have eyebrows that are partially shaved? That’s some weird $hit right there.
“I’ve thought about that every single day since then. Would I do it again? The answer is “yes.”
There’s your answer instead of reading this leftard garbage. This POS still WILL do it again. See? I saved you the time of reading this racial “I hate whitey” nonsense..
I wonder what gestures he makes during O Canada when playing for the Argos?
Conduct unbecoming a low level practice dummy.
He pointed towards the sky during the National Anthem and stood out because he was the only one on the team to make any kind of gesture.
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