It depends. I remember Sox fans booing the shit out of an accused domestic abuser about 15 years back when that came out and AB doesn’t have much pull here yet. We’re certainly not the front-running, but if Why Your Team Sucks has taught me anything, it’s that it’s not just us who are the most racist fans ever and…

I look at it like this - right or wrong, there are no criminal charges outstanding and they were on like step 1 of the investigation. They (both the Pats and the NFL) were damned if you do and damned if you don’t. If they yank him out of the game then it comes out it was bogus, he can never get that game back whereas…

Probably which is why I don’t have an issue with them not doing so when it was still suuuuper early and no one has spoken with anyone by the time this was to start and this isn’t a criminal matter so they were kind of hamstrung in what they could do.

That the entire discussion is “seen almost exclusively through the male gaze” in the context of NFL football (which is all men) where football and football players (again, all men) will, of course, be the focus shouldn’t be surprising. He’s a scumbag. He may well have done this. That a bunch of football analysts (who…

Can we stop calling any perception of waiting for due process or not blanketly believing every accusation victim blaming.  This jackoff didn’t believe it but I didn’t see any victim blaming there either.

Not all Pats fans

Ya, that was a joke.  He was a rusher.  They need to just update the tag to “edge rusher”

Na, he looks very very different than prior Alabama QBs. I’m not sure he’s a superduperstar the way Trevor Lawrence will be, but I’d bet he’s a top 10 QB anyway.  I don’t think he ever reaches the face-of-the-league level tier but you can do a lot with Russell Wilson level dudes.

Me: “I will vote for literally anyone over Trump”

“If LeBron James barged into my apartment right now and starting shouting, “We go, we all go!” I would have no choice but to reply, “Hell yeah we fuckin’ do, buddy!” before leaping into his arms.”

This is how civil wars start. This is how the idea for shootings begin. This is dangerous.  WTF.

Is this known? I’ve heard nothing about her parents

You think that’s sad? I just tried to find a Manziel AAF jersey.  

Is there a single time in any celebrated pro athlete’s career when a victim of theirs coming forward with an accusation won’t be met with “hm, interesting timing to say the least!”

All of this is true but when you’re still well within the statute of limitation, had it happen once, went back, something happened again, then went back and something happened again and then, instead of even trying the cops route at all, you go straight to civil suit, it’s going to breed skeptics.

Based on the title, I thought he had a purple car because he’s a clown and purple cars look like clown cars.

Yup!  I had a program signed by all of the ‘92 Celtics, an Elway autographed card, and a few other, far less notable autographs in my old dresser.  Came home from college one Christmas and it was gone.  Parents upgraded and apparently just threw that out.  I am still a bit salty lol

I have (had? think my parents accidentally trashed it) a program signed by the entire ‘92 Celtics because my pops went to school with a guy who worked for the team. As much as I’d LOVE to find and frame that, seeing both them and the Bulls walk out of the arena well after the game, maybe 10 feet in front of us still…

As much crap as Brady/Belichek get for their easy schedule, that the Colts never made a Super Bowl with Luck and only got to 2 with Peyton is all you need to know about how poorly run that organization is.

@ATTB - I agree with a lot of what other people wrote here but clearly there was once a good thing. I would suggest talking. Tell him what you feel and frame it around “how did we get here?” If he reacts with anger instead of “oh shit. I didn’t realize. I’m trying to vent to my partner and the stress got the better of…