“We want to keep no tattoos, no piercings, and I think you’ve got a very nice haircut.”
-Jerry Richardson, Carolina Panthers Owner
Richardson said this to new franchise QB Cam Newton during the pre-draft interview. Doesn't this kind of sound like Warden Norton from the beginning of The Shawshank Redemption? You're about to draft a guy who's been accused of theft and bribery during his college career, and you're asking him about tattoos, piercings and his haircut? Seems a bit like Jerry Richardson thinks people without tattoos, piercings or long hair can't be bad people. Seriously, is this the dumbest statement of all time? It has nothing to do with football, says nothing about Cam Newton as a person that would be relevant to his ability to effectively play the quarterback position, and demonstrates that Jerry Richardson is as out of touch as Ted Stevens. Hey Jerry, Tom Brady has long hair and a kid with a woman he's not married to- but you're not interested in having him on your team, right? Hypocritical shit like this has no place in life, much less football.
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