Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews tweeted today that he’ll quit the NFL if it follows through on a rule forbidding players from kneeling in protest of…something…during the National Anthem.
“No I will be done playing football,” Matthews wrote.
Confusingly, he later deleted the tweet.
So here are the possibilities;
- Matthews is willing to give up millions of dollars a year as a matter of principle, however misguided.
Now that’s integrity!
Verdict: Ethics Hero.
- Matthews is bluffing, as in lying. He would never quit the only lucrative profession he is qualified for to continue a pointless protest that literally none of the players can consistently explain.
Making a promise that you know you have no intention of keeping is dishonest. Continue reading