Golden Wheels Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Antrel Rolle does not get it. Tuesday morning on his paid weekly radio spot on WFAN, the Giants safety said he was ticked off at fans who had booed the team. Thursday, he defended his stance by comparing himself and his Giants teammates to the troops coming home from Iraq. "They want to make it that guys paid this much money for a ticket, yeah, I understand that, I understand completely. We risk ourselves out there on the field each and every day also. When soldiers come home from Iraq you don't boo them. I look at it the same way. I take my job seriously," Rolle said. NY Daily News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrid Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 thats messed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 oh yeah people arent gonna get mad over that at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanbe Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Boo birds will be out next week. What a dumb a$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleAndHungry Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 my brother is in iraq right now serving for 1/1000th the money that he makes. Rolle's statement is uncalled for and disrespectful to our soldiers. Some of these guys just dont get it. They fail to realize how good they have it. I dont see how getting paid millions to play a sport for fun is similar to trying to survive in a warzone and sacrificing your life to protect the people of a country. get a life Rolle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Who in the #@!# is Antrel Rolle? All the more reason to establish mandatory military service like in Prussia or Turkey... that would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsSD Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 When my friends and I spent 13 months in Iraq was exactly like playing football for millions of dollars, I totally agree with Antrel and his comparison. Maybe him and Kellen Winslow Jr. can get together and tell us how they're soldiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 This is so stupid you could press Antrel's face into some dough and make Dodo-bird cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ignorance. I'd call it arrogance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Wow. I think I get his point and I am cool with his speaking his mind but I don't agree with his comparison. Who likes to get booed? I don't doubt his effort and I don't always agree with the fan attacks but... Think for a second, what our troops are going through every day and night and how much of that stays with those that are fortunate to make it back. And also consider those that make it back with suicide and homelessness as the outcome. Mr Rolle, flip open any Sunday edition of the obituary page and read about the troops we just lost. Think about their comrades, families and friends. Read the names of the spouses, kids and families of the deceased. Look at their ages, hometowns, high schools... Look at it. What would Bob Kalsu and Pat Tillman say? If they could... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Antrel Rolle is dogsh--. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Antrel Rolle is dogsh--. Though ya gotta figure if anyone is happy about this, it's Stevie Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Bill Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Just one more reason to boo him and the Gints. You can't fix stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 oh yeah people arent gonna get mad over that at all Um your avatar creeps me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I had two paragraphs typed in here discussing Rolles comments, but then I figured he is just an uneducated man in all of this. He has no idea of what he speaks, and his emotions got the better of him much like our Stevie J. I hope someone from within the Giants organization grabs this guy and gives him some mentorship. What a Richard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 As much as I typically support NFL players in labor disputes mainly due to the physical risks of their job, the only way I'd ever view an NFL player in the same light as I would someone in the military is if said NFL player had served prior to playing in the NFL. Aside from that, no comparison at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsrcursed Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Sad thing is, he probably believes what he said. I feel sorry for his friends/family/teammates, how embarrassing for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just one more reason to boo him and the Gints. You can't fix stupid! x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I'm just....wow....the stupidity of these athletes never ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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