Chris Kluwe calls out the coaches of the Vikings and says that
they are cowards for
#1 not standing up for what was right or
#2 because they were afraid that if they did the right thing, their careers
would be in jeopardy.
I'll give Chris credit for taking a stance while he was a player. His
statements and Comic Con lifestyle created buzz, was covered by many media
outlets and made him the most covered punter in the NFL. His high profile lead
to massive media attention including gigs writing for multiple media outlets
including Sports Illustrated.
After the Vikings, Chris was cut by the Oakland Raiders this Fall. He lost his
job to a young, black punter with a stronger leg and was significantly less
money. Chris went through the year, hoping to get back in to the NFL as a
punter while keeping up his media profile.
By the end of the year it became obvious that he was done - he's old (by NFL
standards), expensive, marginally productive and ...yes ...controversial.
So he calls Viking coach Leslie Frazier and GM Rick Spielman cowards because
they wanted to lay low to presumably to protect their employment. But he only
decides to write the article (which he acknowledges with kill any chance of a
career) AFTER he and the entire football world comes to the conclusion that he
will never play in the NFL again anyway.
Therefore, he has nothing else to lose and he has no employment to jeopardize.
By writing this well timed, post season, playoffs atmosphere, NFL withdrawal
period article his "courage", celebrity and media desirability will
be enhanced more than any other NFL player's calculated, post career spin
campaign.
He will get praises for the article, but how do you not see the hypocrisy?
This smells like a very calculated self promotion.
Chris Kluwe calls out the coaches of the Vikings and says that
they are cowards for
#1 not standing up for what was right or
#2 because they were afraid that if they did the right thing, their careers
would be in jeopardy.
I'll give Chris credit for taking a stance while he was a player. His
statements and Comic Con lifestyle created buzz, was covered by many media
outlets and made him the most covered punter in the NFL. His high profile lead
to massive media attention including gigs writing for multiple media outlets
including Sports Illustrated.
After the Vikings, Chris was cut by the Oakland Raiders this Fall. He lost his
job to a young, black punter with a stronger leg and was significantly less
money. Chris went through the year, hoping to get back in to the NFL as a
punter while keeping up his media profile.
By the end of the year it became obvious that he was done - he's old (by NFL
standards), expensive, marginally productive and ...yes ...controversial.
So he calls Viking coach Leslie Frazier and GM Rick Spielman cowards because
they wanted to lay low to presumably to protect their employment. But he only
decides to write the article (which he acknowledges with kill any chance of a
career) AFTER he and the entire football world comes to the conclusion that he
will never play in the NFL again anyway.
Therefore, he has nothing else to lose and he has no employment to jeopardize.
By writing this well timed, post season, playoffs atmosphere, NFL withdrawal
period article his "courage", celebrity and media desirability will
be enhanced more than any other NFL player's calculated, post career spin
campaign.
He will get praises for the article, but how do you not see the hypocrisy?
This smells like a very calculated self promotion.
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