All together now:
Oh when the Saints,
Go marching out...
The coach of the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton, along with several key staff have been marched out of their jobs because they paid "bounties" to Saints players who injured opponents in games. The suspensions aren't permanent but a year without his 7.5 million dollar salary is bound to sting Peyton just a little.
I know, I've said it before, but why do people worship athletes and pro sports? Some of them are decent folk and some are guided by their faith. But sport at the professional level has become an industry of greed and questionable values. It's odd that the Occupy Movement targetted the excesses of financial districts around the world but kept away from the entrances to arenas and stadiums. Whenever an athlete professes faith they are quickly in demand to speak as a role model. Don't you wonder why?
Maybe this latest news has just made me cranky. Maybe I'm aware that I gripe and still enjoy watching a good game in just about any sport.
What is your reaction to all this?
2 comments:
I think the League has made an appropriate example of these men. I wonder if the collection of former players who are suing the NFL for damages sustained from years of mis- and un-diagnosed concussions will be using this situation as ammunition.
It's too bad we put these highly paid athletes on such a pedestal. Unless they play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it really isn't worth listening to what they have to say.
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