Very NFLish of him.
They should be thankful that some fans still give a crap.
Well the next night he hosted 80 kids from the Boys and Girls Club for a night of bowling and then gave away 350 backpacks to kids in the Frisco community.
He also said, there are plenty of kids that come to a game that never get to meet a player. He won’t treat his kids any differently.
Karma is a b!tch, DeMarcus....
Wait --even the OWNER..?
Yes.
Wasn't it some OTHER team..?
No.
Why do people continue to support the NFL? Idiots.
I read an article years ago about one of Cal Ripkin Jr’s first home games. A little kid came running up for an autograph, and he refused. His agent was with him and told him to sigh the autograph.
He told him that that kid was going to buy his shirts, hats etc. etc. and to never forget that. For the rest of his career, after a home game, Ripkin sat at the bottom of the aisle by first base and signed every autograph that people wanted. Sometimes for several hours.
I’ve never forgotten that.
Eh, people whine too much. You wear the opposing jersey you get nothing, everybody know that.
The kid should of asked for Saquon Barkley’s autograph.
I’m pretty sure the kid will recover eventually and may even go on to lead a productive life.
His parents should receive a visit from CPS for allowing him to wear such a repugnant shirt in Texas.
This is completely understandable.
The guy is an adult, playing a children’s game.
Being confronted with an actual child reminds him of the childishness of his profession.
Of course he is embarrassed, and of course that made him react rudely.
True story. In the early 70s I was about 15 when we attended a Laker game, as we did often. After the game, I snuck into the Forum club. Jerry West was standing there talking to a man. I kindly asked for his autograph. He didn’t hesitate, and I thanked him.
A little bit later, outside the Forum, we waited for the Bucks to come out so I could get Oscar Robertson’s autograph. As the “big o” came out with Bobby Dandridge, I asked the Big O for his autograph. He said no. No autographs. And they kept walking. I said to him as he walked away.....”come on Oscar, Jerry signed for me”....I figured this was a compliment since they were considered the 2 best at the time.
He stopped, turned around, looked at me and shouted..”I could care less what Jerry did for you.”....and kept walking. This is a true story, a couple of my high school friends were there and witnessed it.
Oscar Robertson was a jerk that night as Lawrence was on Sunday. If you can be mean to kid who asks for your autograph...a kid.....then you are a jerk.
Are we sure he knows how to write?
At least he didn’t say the kid was the wrong race to get an autograph.
No surprise here. This player is no more than a disgruntled member of a disreputable team. Owned by a child like man. All no class
He probably never learned to sign his name.
As a post script, there are only two former Detroit Tigers who I detest with a vengeance but yet they remain the darlings of Detroit media. Denny McLain and Kirk Gibson. Gibson is notorious for refusing to sign autographs for kids or anyone.