Adrian Peterson calls NFL "modern day slavery"

[sandorski]

Fixed.

MotionMan

Wait, same Actor? I never made the connection.

 

[MotionMan]

Wait, same Actor? I never made the connection.

I still find it distracting to watch ST:TNG because I picture him from Roots.

MotionMan

 

[BoberFett]

Oh well, more fish for Kunta

 

[sandorski]

Oh well, more fish for Kunta

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I hope all the dumb overpaid NFL douchebags get a huge pay cut. They shouldn't be getting paid over a million by the NFL. They should focus on playing well because it will give them chances to be in advertisements which is where their money should be coming from. I hope AP gets some sort of severe injury that ends his career soon so he doesn't have to be a 'slave' anymore. Fuck him.

the best paid NFL players make chump change relative to the best paid NBA and MLB players

and they risk far more with their health

I don't advocate anything Peterson said about slavery but I'm definitely more on the side of the players over this

 

[rudeguy]

the best paid NFL players make chump change relative to the best paid NBA and MLB players

and they risk far more with their health

I don't advocate anything Peterson said about slavery but I'm definitely more on the side of the players over this

I'm on the fans' side. Screw the owners and the players.

Lets take this back to 1950's smashmouth real man football.

And take away their face masks for God's sake.

 

[zinfamous]

Man you guys are sure caught up on this. Slavery was a poor choice of words... who is questioning that? The tie being made to slavery is that of a possession. There employment is essentially dictated post contract by teams with things such as exclusive rights tenders, franchise tags, and things of that nature. Furthermore, their bodies are subjected to a level of physical pain that most common office workers and even construction workers cannot handle. Players essentially being viewed as frail if they can't play through a vicious blow to the head. Once the contract is signed and dotted, the players are more or less the property of the team in their chosen profession. They have little right with respect to their profession even when the contract is up due to certain levels of control that owners have (mentioned above).

Again, if you'd get over the poor use of the word slavery, you might actually start to think about what he's talking about.

what you don't get is that "slavery" is not just poor use, it's fucking ignorant and incomparable. AP does nothing but disservice to "his people," basically shits in the face of his ancestors, and completely exposes himself as one without perspective. He is well within the Have-it-all class trying to put himself off as everything but.

There certainly exist issues regarding player contracts and treatment of veterans, and the owners are a bunch of dickscarves, but there is absolutely no excuse for him attempting to approach the outer atmosphere of that comparison.

completely, insanely, stupid.

 

[zinfamous]

I still find it distracting to watch ST:TNG because I picture him from Roots.

MotionMan

I always picture Reading Rainbow.



did anyone see Community a few weeks ago, with Levar Burton?

it was awesome.

oh, I see it's been posted.

:awe:

 

[bfdd]

I don't watch professional sports. Why? Because of idiots like this and the idiots running the teams. Why support these morons? All of you bitch about how much money they make, stop paying to see them and they won't make as much money. Same goes for the owners. You all keep tossing fist full of good dollars after fist full of good dollars just to bitch.

 

[Tea Bag]

“@AdrianPeterson is correct in his anology of this game. It is a lot deeper than most people understand. Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel eachother.”

-Rashard Mendenhall

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/17/rashard-mendenhall-has-adrian-petersons-back/

 

[Blackjack200]

“@AdrianPeterson is correct in his anology of this game. It is a lot deeper than most people understand. Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel eachother.”

-Rashard Mendenhall

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/17/rashard-mendenhall-has-adrian-petersons-back/

So I guess if there's no season this year Mr. Mendenhall can teach high school history?