Tennessee Titans' end Delaine Walker---who is currently negotiating a $13.3 million contract with the team---has told fans that "if you feel we're disrespecting you don't come to the game." Walker went on to claim that he is not anti-police or military, but it's "about equality."
Equality, indeed. A $13.3 million, two-year contract for 34 weeks of work doesn't sound like the average American income.
Walker's statement was seized upon by the Corporate Media, which has already been caught colluding with the protestors. With all the new publicity, Walker started playing the Victim Card, alleging that he has received death threats over his remarks; which the gullible press took at face value.
Delaine Walker himself, though, is no stranger to violent outbursts. In 2013, he was named party to a lawsuit after a gunfight during a drunken brawl at the home of ex-teammate Aldon Smith. Smith himself has been a regular resident of California jails: once for making a false bomb threat at the Los Angeles Airport, as well as racking up a few DUIs.
The 2013 lawsuit was filed by one Ronndale Esporlas who sustained unspecified permanent injuries after being "caught in the crossfire". Esporlas' attorney alleged that Walker was firing a handgun in the house, when he came out into the driveway and exchanged shots with a local Bay Area gang. According to San Jose Police reports, Smith was stabbed and two people were shot during the melee.
In 2015, Walker was involved in another scandal when his then-pregnant girlfriend Racine Lewin hacked his Instagram account and exposed him for committing multiple infidelities while she was pregnant. The two later reconciled; but earlier this year Racine caught Walker with a prostitute.
A fine role model for young men, this guy.
For their part, the Tennessee Titans also have a history of betraying fans. They were formerly the Houston Oilers---one of the founding AFL teams---but moved to Tennessee in 1996 after a $210 million relocation deal from Nashville politicians. Houston was then suffering an economic recession and the owners felt the fans were of no further use.
This is another example of why we need a new league. The NFL is corrupted beyond any semblance to its former standards, and needs to fade into history.
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