Cris Carter in hot water for telling rookies to "have a fall guy"

[tk13]

This is from last year, but apparently now just coming to light. It was on the NFL's website.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ve-a-fall-guy/

Cris Carter urged NFL rookies to have a “fall guy”
Posted by Michael David Smith on August 23, 2015, 4:39 PM EDT

A recent ESPN feature on former 49ers linebacker Chris Borland described Borland as “appalled” by what he heard at the 2014 Rookie Symposium, when a former NFL player told the rookies that they should have a “fall guy” in their crew who would take the blame if they faced legal trouble. What ESPN failed to mention is that the former player who gave that appalling advice was an ESPN employee, Cris Carter.

Although the ESPN feature says that Borland “declined to name” the player, the writers easily could have identified Carter as the source of the comments, because the video of Carter’s presentation at the Rookie Symposium is available at NFL.com.

The presentation went basically how Borland described it in the ESPN feature: Carter told rookies that they should have one friend who will be willing to take the blame if they ever get into trouble. Warren Sapp, onstage along with Carter, agreed.

“If you all got a crew, you got to have a fall guy in the crew,” Carter said. “If you all have a crew, one of those fools got to know, he’s the one going to jail. We’ll get him out.”

Sapp then repeated, “We’ll get him out.”

Those comments didn’t sit well with Borland, and they likely won’t sit well with most people hearing them now. But the NFL apparently didn’t have a problem with what Carter said: His presentation was posted on the league’s own website, and Carter was invited back to speak at this year’s Rookie Symposium.

UPDATE 5:23 p.m. ET: Shortly after we posted this item, NFL.com removed the video.

Someone uploaded a clip of the video with their cell phone. Teddy Bridgewater gets used as the example. I can't believe the NFL had this on their website.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

Go to the Financial Aid offices of your school and find out what you're eligible for.

Guess what. I qualified for it, and I'm white.

Shocking, I know.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

You know my dad told me when I was young that only black people were eligible financial aide.



I was pretty pissed later in life to find out how ignorantly wrong that was.

That's a common misconception.

Also, the stereotypical ghetto queen that everyone bitches about "supporting" with their paychecks aren't really the biggest issue. I think something like 40% of welfare enrollments are white as opposed to the %25 that are black. Also, most of the money taken out of your check isn't even going to welfare recipients.

People just love labels and they love to hate. They're also ignorant.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I am just curious - what percentage Blackfoot are you rabblerouser?

No more than 1/16th, I'd bet.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

No more than 1/16th, I'd bet.

That's actually what I am.

I can't get out from under the oppression.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by -King-

All I know is that I'm black and I pay for college and have been doing it the past 4 years. Please link me to the form I need to fill out to have free college.

If you're in Alabama, I think you have to be black and in a sorority.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

What, that you don't understand that there are different tribes??

To be fair, you do all look alike...

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

Guess what. I qualified for it, and I'm white.

Shocking, I know.

Not really, there are several different types of financial aid for all kinds of people. I myself am eligible for a Pell grant, among a few other things.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by vailpass

To be fair, you do all look alike...

THAT was ****ing funny.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

No more than 1/16th, I'd bet.

This is the most recent picture of me, taken last Sat in St Louis :



As far as my percentage?? Let's just say that it's more than 1/16.

Lol

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

How far off is Chris Borland actually?

Probably not much at all.

This isn't 1950 where the concussion risks are unknown or being hidden.

Borland doesn't want to play football because he thinks the risks are too high for him personally to want to do it.

Many many many others don't mind taking the risk, understand the risk, love the game and love the $.

To each their own, we don't owe him anything or the players who chose to play in the NFL. Its 100% voluntary.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

This isn't 1950 where the concussion risks are unknown or being hidden.

Borland doesn't want to play football because he thinks the risks are too high for him personally to want to do it.

Many many many others don't mind taking the risk, understand the risk, love the game and love the $.

To each their own, we don't owe him anything or the players who chose to play in the NFL. Its 100% voluntary.

100% accurate.

[loochy]

I'm 3/4 black and 3/4 native ameican and 83% Mongolian. I get tons of free stuff.

[Demonpenz]

When are black people going to learn to pull themselvss up by the bootstraps! "Goes back to pushing a button for 8 hours a day with 5 breaks thx union 422!"

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by loochy

I'm 3/4 black and 3/4 native ameican and 83% Mongolian. I get tons of free stuff.

I could tell by the flag in your signature.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

When are black people going to learn to pull themselvss up by the bootstraps! "Goes back to pushing a button for 8 hours a day with 5 breaks thx union 422!"

There are lots of black folk who have union jobs as well.