There is a precedent. Remember Russell Wilson’s interception in the Super Bowl. The Seahawks should have handed the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, the best player on the field. Instead they wanted Wilson to be the ‘face’ of the victory. Lynch? He’s as pretty as Al Sharpton.
There’s more. It’s really a black thing. Too many end up living down to the level of what’s expected of them. Think Michael Vick. QB is a position where the leadership required makes them more of management-type employees. The do-your-own-thing is not good when all this money is being guaranteed. Is the QB in Arizona-going down the same road?
The NFL is punting. Let the judge handle it-cowardly. They’re off the hook when it comes to backlash. They know it’s the black athlete who butters their bread and this will not be the last tightrope they will walk on.
Ridley-nipped in the bud. Naive young player. Think Pete Rose and the Black Sox scandal.