Jay Feely Wonders if Black Person Would be Defended Way Carson Palmer Is
By Larry Brown July 26, 2011 - Posted in Football

Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely stirred up the racial pot Tuesday tweeting about Carson Palmer’s retirement from the NFL. Here’s what he wrote:

Feely apparently is auditioning for a spot as a future talk show host after his NFL career ends, because going to the race card is an excellent way to ignite debate. Responding to his point, yes, I do believe most fans are more sympathetic to the plight of white players compared to black ones. However, this situation is different.

Much like Sportress of Blogitude wrote, I support any and all players’ efforts to escape Cincinnati. I don’t care if you’re white, black, Asian, Pacific-Islander, or Antarctican (is that such a thing?), I don’t wish anyone the misfortune of playing for that disaster of a franchise. Look, if man-bander Nick Lachey calls your franchise a joke, then you know it’s a bad situation. I really think something would be wrong with a person if they did not want out of Cincinnati.

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7 Comments
  • http://twitter.com/Freshpetfood Freshpet

    QBs and WRs are apples and oranges. If some star WR decided to retire it would still be a big deal, but you can’t compare him to the guy playing the most difficult position in all of sports. Race is not a factor in any difference, the position the man plays is.

    @Baldini1

  • Anonymous

    Who’s worse, Carson Palmer or LeBron James?   Palmer is white, plays in a league that has white poster boys, has a valid contract but is forcing his team to trade him. Palmer has also proven to be a mediocre player. The country-club NFL press feels sorry for him although he’s collected tens of millions from his team.  James is black, plays in a league without many white poster boys, took advantage of his free agency but was murdered by the white establishment press. James has proven to be an elite player.

  • http://larrybrownsports.com Larry Brown

    LeBron received no criticism here for leaving for Miami. Believe that, we’re fair

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1025634962 Mark K Offutt

    Didn’t people defend Barry Sanders when he wanted to leave the Lions under similar circumstances? I know I thought they should let him go.

  • Anonymous

    is palmer doing situps in his driveway or reality tv shows promoting himself?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EQJTKCZ4C3ASIROHGWH4R5QLTE Jason Hutchisson

    He knew what the deal was in Cincy when he signed his new contract. Rarely do I agree with Mike Brown, but in this case I do.

  • http://larrybrownsports.com Larry Brown

    How could you agree with Mike Brown on anything? He’s an awful owner