Posted on 12/30/2016 10:05:52 AM PST by zeestephen
Each player on both teams gets a $450 gift card at Belk that must be spent in 90 minutes. Sprinkle reportedly took items worth more than the pre-set amount.
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Rather than get flak for declining to play in a meaningless bowl game, he gets "paid" even though he's been suspended for the game, and avoids any potential injury.
Kid's just showing his "street smarts." lol
I'm sure the Sun Bowl gives each player luxury cowboy boots from Tony Lama. Depending on where they're bought, you can easily drop $500 on a pair of boots.
It’s a 90-minute shopping spree.
The guy’s a college football player. Maybe he can’t add and didn’t know how much was in the cart?
Might be more of a numeracy issue than a character issue. The NFL coaches and scouts will decide.
He probably didn’t know addition.
I just read another article that said he was cited for unlawful concealment of 8 items.
Shoplifting is hiding merchandise and not paying for it....hiding being the key word.
Ah, that explains it. He should be prosecuted and kicked out of school then.
I don’t know what the school policies are concerning misdemeanors. Temporary suspension from the team seems fair to me.
He went for the Gucci Guilty Black?
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