Everybody has made good points in this discussion. And as for the senile comments, hes made more money than the Beatles selling burgers and biscuits. Of course, if Richardson keeps writing checks like he has these past few months, Im sure those offended players could get over it. They should call this site OldFogeyTalk instead. The players in the 2013 NFL Draft Class have no shortage of impressive tattoos. I for one do not mind a boss/owner being allowed to dictate to his employees what they can or can not wear, decorate, etc Cam was drafted and signed a contract with the team to play in Carolina. However you cant tackle by the shoulder pads and sometimes players get flagged because when they have the hair it LOOKS like the pads. Aug 24, 2011 8:24 AM Cam can choose to bag groceries instead of get paid 30 mil to play a game. It sounds to me like Jerry was asking him to keep it the way he has. Shoulder Football Tattoos 12. This is funny. He is one of the few footballers without tattoos as it prohibited in his religion Islam. if you read the question as stated, then the CLEAR answer should be NO. im not sure why the first reaction to all these stories where the league seeks to impose some sort of standard on its players has to be negative. Welcome to the real world Jerry. Hair style, personal choices, selection of spouse, where to eat, (god forbid he is seen eating at IHOP instead of Dennys) what to wear, where to go, etc, etc, ad nasuem. The hard-earned money comes in the way of corporate sponsorships and advertising dollars. Pittsburgh, New England and New York are thought to have the best onwership and those rules dont exist. Jerry owns the team and can ask his player(s) to have no tattoos. But you cant do EVERYTHING you want. This reminds me of the Yankees and their no facial hair except mustaches rule. if the owner is more concerned with the dress code than whether or not they have that particular talent then thats their problem. Newton is going to be the face of the franchise, and this is Richardsons franchise. . I just wanna know why you cant tackle some fool by his hair if hes going to wear it hanging out so far. People always look way too deep into things. I normally dont get into issues like this and have no hint of racist blood in my body (heck, my wife is white lol).The problem I have with this article is that I am sure the same questions werent asked about Gabbert by Richardson. If Mr. Richardson wants to pay me the kind of money hes paying Cam, he can tell me how to walk, how to eat my food and how to kiss my wife. On the other hand Im a little disapointed in Cam. Claiming that our jobs mean nothing & that monkeys could do it. You know NOTHING about any of us.some are firefighters who run into a burning building to save lives & property. Some are police officers who are willing to take a bullet to protect your stupid a##. Jerry Richardson is an A$$. Sounds like a real bigot. Previous to this article, I was down on Cameron Newton. Ike Diogu 7. Jerry is old school Plain and simple. A winning QB gets the endorsements, so as long as he win games then his endorsements will be there. catman72 says: August 24, 2011 at 7:59 am Nothing wrong with JR stating his preferences to kid that hes going to draft and pay to be the face of his franchise. Hell, even the military is getting picking about where they want their Marines, soldiers, airmen or sailors to get tats. This clause is enforced @ ALL TIMESwhether she is on or off duty. I think he has a right to tell the face of his franchise to not look like a disgrace not sure why so many people are taking offense to this. The difference is you can also go to another restaurant that allows tats and piercings. I find nothing as silly as when people try to compare playing in the NFL to a regular job.. Well, the guy got ticked off and blew the interview. Cowboys rookie receiver Ryan Switzer wasn't allowed to get a tattoo, so he covertly got one done on the inside of his lower lip. In the wake of the Aaron Hernandez arrest, some eyebrows were raised at the news that authorities were scanning his vast array of tattoos for evidence of gang connections. Cam Newton doesn't have any tattoos on his body, and his ears are unpierced. This mentality is being shoved down all of americas work force as Unions are being forced out. 3. Teams should let players know what they expect form their players, and if the players get tatoos then they should know that their owner frowns on it. It might be just me, but I care a lot more about how a player acts on and off the field than about how many body mods they have. 22 million or needles in my nose and ears? Seriously? Id be grouchy too if i was in my 70s. However, there is a middle ground..no visible tattoos. He seems like an all around great guy. Hand Football Tattoos This is way different. Tattoo or not. Take Donald Driver for examplehe wears two big earrings and it looks like (from a quick google image search) he has some tattoos on his arms. Jerry Richardson is becoming the East Coast Al Davis Im perfectly OK with JR telling him how he should represent JRs franchise. Especially one that isnt uniformly applied, to all positions, teams, etc. James Harden. Correct, no different, but still stupid. I have both tattoos and piercings, and if you are willing to judge me by those before even talking to me, I dont want to work or know you. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Johnson was the preseason SEC player of the year in. You CAN tackle by the hair. Itd be racist if he said it to all black players which he didnt. He looked at me with such disgust. It is not unreasonable that owners want them to be non controvertial and risk alienating their fan base. If Newton doesnt like the expectations Richardson has placed on him, then he could have held out or asked for a trade. owners of a business dont actively seek out 1 person, they set a standard that all applicants have to adhere to. I wouldnt. I dont have tattoos or any piercings, and I would like to keep it that way. As usual the folks here are writing an article about nothing to create page hits and controversy. Believe it or not hes no dummy. A policy has to be written and has to apply uniformly to everyone in similar circumstances. McDonalds can tell me pretty much the same thing. The only superstar duo without tattoos is Embiid and Simmonds. Would I care if he was the face of Packers? As an owner of a business, I can dictate how I want my business to be presented to the buying public. I liked it better when players took steroids bigger,stronger,faster whats wasnt to like ? Making a tournament bracket template in Microsoft Word If you use Microsoft Word version 2010 to 2013, you can create a tournament bracket template by drawing the text boxes as well as the connecting lines. For someone like Newton, whom Richardson said has athletic ability unlike anything that I have seen in quite a few years, Richardson presumably wants him to do nothing that would potentially alienate the mainstream paying customers. Dwight Howard 6. Here's a look at the 25 worst tattoos, on current players, in the NFL, NBA and MLB. LeBron is covered in ink and he seems like an all around decent person (The Decision aside). So I guess hed pass on Tom Brady because his hair is too long? I didnt know Jerry Richardson was a Michelle Bachmann backer, - No visible tattoos and no piercings has been a policy at every job Ive ever had. The 5-time Ballon dOr winner is not really interested in tattoos. The decision to hire "police tattoo experts" to examine NFL players is not only racist, but a really stupid idea, every way you consider it. A player on a team is a product you market with a certain image it wishes to promote and portrayand you want the face of it to be as clean as a whistle. He strongly recommended it stay the way it is. No one can reasonably claim that a tattoo on a players butt affects his appearance. And, with that change, youre right. I absolutely HATE looking at those players with tattoos up and down their arms, gold teeth, big diamonds in both of their ear lobes and hair down to their a$$. The reason could be that he is still too young for tattoos on his body. WebHe was charged with RESISTING AN OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE. The candidate and employer were on the same page. Jason Thompson 9. But for every Mike Vick their are even more JaMarcus Russells, Vince Youngs, and Terrelle Pryors. Every person (not just NFL player) should have the right to look, speak, and portray themselve the way they feel comfortable. BUT I think im reading into Richardsons intentions the face of the franchise will make both of them money if he is clean of those markings. If my QB is spending any time under the needle for a superficial piece of body art instead of studying film or learning every positions responisibility on every single play than he is mismanaging his responsibilities as a professional and I wouldnt trust him as the leader of my franchise. Gareth Bale, however, admits to giving his dad a shock by once wearing magnetic earrings for a family dinner back home in Cardiff. Everybody has made good points in this discussion. People somehow think it is their constitutional right to take a job somewhere and look and do whatever they want because of freewill.incorrect. Ronaldo is a great player on and off the pitch and has opted to help humanity. In saying that Cam is up for it and he will be great, it is just going to take some time. As the face of the organization for (presumably, if everything goes well) the next 10+ years, if not for life, you want to roll out a conservative image. Richardson doesnt care if Cam has a white girl, just not his grand daughter, ha ha. And for that I applaud him. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. There is a difference between this is our policy and, do you have any tattos? Best comment of the day. Im not sure why NFL players should be any different. Appearing as guests on PBSs Charlie Rose (thanks for the heads up, SportsBusiness Daily), Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Panthers owner Jerry Richardson talked about a variety of issues. The New York Yankees do the same thing with all of their players. 3. You must appeal to your demographic. Barcelona legend Andreas Iniesta refused to wear tattoos during his footballing career and is one of the few footballers without tattoos. Please explain how you managed to make this about race, I gotta see this. Probably not, but has anybody noticed their piercings or tats? Im not saying its right or wrong; thats just how it is. - That is fine. Better keep him away from LameBron James then. As one of the fastest players in the NFL, Mike Wallace puts fear in opposing secondaries. im not a supporter of owner meddling in his employees personal time. Where is Allen Iverson when you need him? The winner has been LEAKED, Cristiano Ronaldo scores STUNNING first-half hat trick for Al Nassr as he totals 2 HAT-TRICKS IN 3 GAMES. The New York Yankees have similar policies with being clean and neat looking. Just for the record, most old people prefer young people to not have any piercings, tattoos, or ridiculous hair. Those players currently in the league with visible tattoos will be given the option to cover them up before games, practices and press conferences. I dont see what the big deal is. Jerry Richardson has every right to ask that a player not have tats or piercings. If Newton busts, hell be off the team regardless if he has any tats or not. WebSome famous people who have a tattoo include Michael Jordan, Paul Stanley (of WWE fame), Sylvester Stallone, and Marilyn Monroe. Pogba is Joel Embiid. but find one company that says if you get a tat youre fired. thats crossing the line. Cam can choose to bag groceries instead of get paid 30 mil to play a game. If your company says no tattos or No piercing it is a written policy. thats where again i have issue. you dont get labor protection for discrimination against tats, piercings, smoking, having kids, being a Nazi or any one of a multitude of personal traits. Thanks for clearing that up, Jerry! As long as there continue to be other players on his team with tats or piercings, Newton can make a clear-cut case for discrimination if he is disciplined for getting either himself. You guys side with the people in power on everything. - Cam wanted the money that comes with being the #1 pick. Bottom line is its up to the owner to decide how the team is presented to the fans. You pay me that kind of money, you own me Im yours, sir. Patriots kicker says he will remove tattoo associated with far-right militia group. Unfortunately for Jackson, his tattoo choice Its a legitimate choice. No. 27 world championships later, maybe they are onto something. This is going to sound stereotypical but I would expect to see the tattoos in the auto repair shop, county fair, machine shop, steel mill while not seeing them in the operating room, court room, bank, schools and restaurants.

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