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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz
Ok, but this leads me to ask 'why a microphone was shoved in CP's face in the first place?'
This is a small time news station who they asks him this stupid question and he gives a stupid answer, and then it gets out to the rest of the world (as these things always do) and people run with it.
To me, this is very similar to Hardaway's (I think that was his name) comments about gay players in the NBA. I feel like sports reporters ask these ridiculous questions of athletes hoping to get a controversial answer that will get them more coverage.
Who gives a flying f*** what these guys think about dog fighting, homosexuality, the war in Iraq, dinosaurs, American Idol, or whatever else happens to be in the news that week?
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Let me clarify, I DON'T care what Portis thinks. It is irrelevant to me personally as long as he contributes to the team. However, the fact that he willfully spoke in support of felony criminal activity is a problem in that it bring significant negative attention to the league and hurts the ability of the league to make money.
The issue is advertising, which is the lionshare of the NFL revenue via it's TV contracts. If the advertisers don't want to associate their product with the league because players are on the police blotter or are spouting off in support of felony crimes, the value of the TV time goes way down, the contract rights to broadcast games become less valuable, and the league gets less money from the Networks to air the games. So while it seems like it shouldn't matter what players say, it does.
You are right, the reports do ask stupid questions in an attempt to illicit a stupid response. Portis should know this and should know to either keep his mouth shut or respond in a manner supportive of the person, not the activity, regardless of his views. If he isn't smart enough to know the difference that's his problem. He deserves the backlash he is getting right now from the public and the commish.