Adrian Peterson -- Moron.

[SuperSpck]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/118019104.html

Adrian Peterson took part in a new online reality show called "Double Take" recently and he did some interviews to accompany his appearance. ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert provided a link to a transcript of an interview Peterson did with Doug Farrar of Yahoosports.com. In the interview, Peterson reportedly referred to the NFL as "modern-day slavery" and that players are getting "robbed."
This was in reference to questions about the NFL lockout. Peterson conducted the interview soon after the players union decertified last week.
Here is another link about the interview from PFT.
UPDATE: The "modern day slavery" quote is no longer in Farrar's piece. Farrar wrote on his twitter account that he removed that quote from the transcript but that Peterson said it twice in the interview.
A Vikings spokesperson said the team will have no comment. Team officials are prohibited from having any contact with players during the lockout
Peterson's agent Ben Dogra said the running back is traveling to Africa as part of a Starkey Hearing Foundation mission. Dogra provided a statemen on Peterson's behalf.
"I think anybody that knows Adrian knows that Adrian is a very strong-willed and passionate individual," Dogra said. "The game means an awful lot to him. People should not just take his statements per se word by word. It's a difficult time. He would love to play. I'm sure that everybody would love to see football continue in the NFL and I'm sure at some point it will get resolved. But Adrian, that's what makes him great. He's soft-spoken but if he has something on his mind he'll speak it. But I think nobody should really look at those words and take them out of context."
Peterson is scheduled to make $10.72 million in base salary in 2011.

AP: It's modern-day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. With all the money … the owners are trying to get a different percentage, and bring in more money. I understand that; these are business-minded people. Of course this is what they are going to want to do. I understand that; it's how they got to where they are now.

It's pretty hard for me to be reached by any people, ever. It's a gift.
This schmuck has managed to disgust me.

 

[john h]

Adrian Peterson

Adrian's quote from yesterdays interview on Yahoo. Sure Adrian that 10 mil a year you make sure makes it tough on you slaves. You are sure getting robbed dude. I do not know how you can make it from day to day. You were not even born when some entrepreneur invested his money and took a gamble to start a football business which now allows you to make the slave wages of 10 mil a year.

"The players are getting robbed. They are," Peterson told Yahoo. "The owners are making so much money off of us to begin with. I don't know that I want to quote myself on that.

"It's modern-day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too," Peterson said.

The Vikings star said he understood that as "business-minded people," owners wanted to generate more revenue, but cautioned that "as players, we have to stand our ground and say, 'Hey, without us, there's no football.'"

Hey Adrian why don't you and the others quit and start your own football business. No one is forcing you to work for those lousy slave wages. You make more in a season than I will make in my lifetime and I spent part of that time getting shot at and actually shot. If 10 mil a year is slave wages what did my $40 K a year sound like to you. Chump change probably comes to mind.



Read more: http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2011...day-slavery/UPI-73061300228596/#ixzz1GiHIKau3

 

[Arizona's Finest]

And now the turning on the players is in full effect by the fans. Not right or wrong, just is. The players won't be able take the storm thats about to happen.

In terms of advantages in these high stakes stand offs, its not just the owners having more money. Its they have more influence on the media and fan perspective as well. Obviously I am not saying an owner forced AP to say this, but watch how much the information will start to skew towards the players being the issue.

Its coming. Happened in baseball in 1994. It will happen in the NFL now. The owners know how to turn the screws on the players. I imagine the longer this takes, the more the setiment will turn against the players.

But yes, TERRIBLY dumb comment to make AP. This should be #1 on comments that turn off middle america. I imagine that ain't playing well in Minny either.

 

[Reddog]

No P&R In this forum

 

[ryanshaug]

Amazing, turn this into a political issue

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Dumb comment... I am equally mad at players and owners why break what 'aint broke?

 

[Shane]

I wo der what kind of house AP lives in on those "slave wages"

 

[Bert]

Biggest douche in the universe? I think AP might have it locked up.

At a time when people in his own country are going through a financial crisis, troops are dying in the middle east, people in Japan are going through on of the biggest disasters in world history, here is AP, whining about being a freaking slave. What a total moron.

Hey AP, do a little reading. You know, books, those things you obviously paid someone to read for you in college... You'll find that your life resembles slavery about as much as a sewer resembles a 5 star hotel. Everyone should be offended by such a stupid comment not just African Americans, but ESPECIALLY African Americans.

Between him and Drew Brees whining about how he "doesn't want people to feel sorry for him." These players have worn my last nerve. Shut your freaking mouths. If anyone needs evidence of how out of touch with reality and how lacking in perspective money can make a person, just read some comments by NFL players.

 

[TJ]

Slavery still exists in this world today. I wonder how those people would take AP's comments.

Pretty sure they would be more than happy to trade places with him. Who wouldnt want to get paid millions a year and drive cars that can get them speeding tickets at over 100 mph?

 

[Jersey Girl]

Ridiculous comments from AP. First of all, we all know owners of ALL corporations make more money than their employees. Duh.

Second of all, you gotta be smarter than that. Like Bert just said, there are lots of people suffering out there. To equate playing in the NFL to being in slavery? Asinine.

 

[ARodg]

Between Brint, Chilly, AD, Jared Allen, Kevin and Pat Williams, Percy Harvin, etc. Vikings have to have the lowest IQ in the entire league.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

the vikings are definitely one of the most unlikeable teams in the league ... AP used to be someone who offset that a little, looks like not anymore

I really don't care about sides, etc ..... it's not my fight

however, there are some benchmarks to these things that usually happen ...... i'm surprised that the "it's slavery" line came out so fast, but not surprised it showed up ..... i figured all the comments would make it past the first week and i would of bet on a variation of "i got a family to feed" would of been the front runner

anyhow, maybe AP, Josh Brown (who is no slave to the businessman) and anyone else who is feeling wronged can spend some of their time helping construct the UAE or some other such job

in the meanwhile I, along with many others, will happily wake up tommorrow - drag our butts to work where we'll have CEOs and other executives drawing millions in compensation while our wages are respectable but only a fraction of the millions in direct revenue we generate each year

my company drew 25B in revenue last year with over 3B in net income .... we have 32,000 employees

If we were able to get 40% of the total revenue that would work out to $312,500 per employee ..... which would be sweet ..... dividing up just the net income as salary would still be pretty good for most as it would provide $93,750 per employee and that's probably fairly close to the truth in what the total employees make

On the whole NFL players have a more unique skill set that is desireable to drive revenue .... and they do get a higher percentage of the raw revenues than most .... so to compare that to slavery or even the common persons struggle is pretty idiotic

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I still wish we 'd have drafted him instead of Levi Brown .

 

[THESMEL]

I like right to work laws over unions. Adrian is entitled to his opinion. They all hit the open market, no draft, no cap, no teams right to players, sounds like good football to me.

oldschool 1920's model pro football. let him interview for all 32 teams, Canada, UFL, Arena. AP needs to open his books to fans, see how stupid he aint! with our money.

 

[Totally_Red]

Peterson dropped the ball with that comment. Pun intended.

 

[SuperSpck]

And now the turning on the players is in full effect by the fans.

When Warren Sapp said something similarly stupid years ago I called him a moron too. Even in times of working 'peace' between whichever parties stupid is stupid and this is independent of work stoppage.

Adrian is entitled to his opinion.

Sure is, as he is also entitled to being called a dummy for it.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

When Warren Sapp said something similarly stupid years ago I called him a moron too. Even in times of working 'peace' between whichever parties stupid is stupid and this is independent of work stoppage.

I didn't mean you specifically Spock. Just using this thread to point to make a bigger point.

 

[SuperSpck]

I didn't mean you specifically Spock. Just using this thread to point to make a bigger point.

Coolio, just wanted to be as clear as possible, I tend to be unreadable at times.

 

[jmt]

I like right to work laws over unions. Adrian is entitled to his opinion. They all hit the open market, no draft, no cap, no teams right to players, sounds like good football to me.

oldschool 1920's model pro football. let him interview for all 32 teams, Canada, UFL, Arena. AP needs to open his books to fans, see how stupid he aint! with our money.

It's the owners, not the players who created a monopoly and restrict the open market.

 

[john h]

And now the turning on the players is in full effect by the fans. Not right or wrong, just is. The players won't be able take the storm thats about to happen.

In terms of advantages in these high stakes stand offs, its not just the owners having more money. Its they have more influence on the media and fan perspective as well. Obviously I am not saying an owner forced AP to say this, but watch how much the information will start to skew towards the players being the issue.

Its coming. Happened in baseball in 1994. It will happen in the NFL now. The owners know how to turn the screws on the players. I imagine the longer this takes, the more the setiment will turn against the players.

But yes, TERRIBLY dumb comment to make AP. This should be #1 on comments that turn off middle america. I imagine that ain't playing well in Minny either.

For many years now Unions have been losing favor with the public. The unions membership is way down today from 10-15 years ago. Manufacturers have been moving to Right To Work States in mass. This strike, if you want to call it that, favors the owners not only because of the issues involved but also because unions have lost favor in our nation. The largest unions now is the Public Service Employees because they deal with politicians who need them and their money. The politicians give in to the unions. They are supposed to serve the public in negotiations with the public unions.

I think unions for some professions just should not exist. Lets start with the Military which does not and will never have a union. Public employees who work for the government IMHO should not be unionized. They bargain with politicians who have an interest in giving the unions what they want. Fireman and Policeman could have and do have unions but should never have the right to strike. Public safety is more important and should not be used as a bargaining tool. They are much like the Military.

Unions once served a very good purpose and brought workers in from the cold. For the most part they are no longer relevant and are rapidly declining in number. There was a time when union leaders were the most powerful men in the nation. Men like John L. Lewis who led the Coal Miners Union could bring the nation to a standstill as coal supplied most all of the energy the nation needed. The President would ofter have to intervene and order the miners back to work under threat of going to jail.

We now have two or more guys who make over $20 million a year suing the NFL for what amounts to more money. They may use some other reason than money but the fact it is and always has been about money. The union would have been better served if they had put up a few of the guys who make the league minimum. They then would not look so absurd. It is sort of like Bill Gates suing Microsoft for more money. What the h--- is going on here people? Would $20 million dollars fit in my car trunk? When some idiot player who makes $10 mil a year and probably got a $20 mil signing bonus says he is working like or treated like he was a slave who can have any sympathy for the union. He is probably not the only one who thinks like that. The others have just not put it on record.

The owners put what seems like a reasonable offer on the table and it was rejected out of hand without even further negotiations. The players hope to get all they want in court. Play well and get your team to the Superbowl and you will make more money guys. Those of us who work on commission know what it takes to make more money. It is called production.

 

[Stout]

I may be against the player's union in this, but I am a heavily pro-union guy. My dad was a union president, and I work for the state and am part of the same union. Without them, Pennsylvania's workers would get absolutely raped. And the union hasn't been putting the screws to the state either. We get good health insurance, yes. Our dental, vision and prescription drug is just about average. Our retirement is nice, but we also contribute a healthy share to it. Our pay is okay, and we get decent raises, but not break-the-bank raises. The big thing in our favor is that Pennsylvania keeps begging us for short-term loans that come completely out of our own funds--the collective funds--and then never, ever pay them back. Now we're looking at possible layoffs, and the Wisconsin ruling may harm us in the future.

Just think of the alternative for us. What happens without a strong union? California. ENOUGH SAID.

So, that's my little cross-section of this issue.

 

[ARodg]

I may be against the player's union in this, but I am a heavily pro-union guy. My dad was a union president, and I work for the state and am part of the same union. Without them, Pennsylvania's workers would get absolutely raped. And the union hasn't been putting the screws to the state either. We get good health insurance, yes. Our dental, vision and prescription drug is just about average. Our retirement is nice, but we also contribute a healthy share to it. Our pay is okay, and we get decent raises, but not break-the-bank raises. The big thing in our favor is that Pennsylvania keeps begging us for short-term loans that come completely out of our own funds--the collective funds--and then never, ever pay them back. Now we're looking at possible layoffs, and the Wisconsin ruling may harm us in the future.

Just think of the alternative for us. What happens without a strong union? California. ENOUGH SAID.

So, that's my little cross-section of this issue.

You're right athat a balance needs to be struck. When things go too far to one side you get California, when they go too far to the other side you get Wisconsin though.

 

[Lorenzo]

what else would you expect from a texan that played for OU? what a moron. that's why his team lost to USC. all in fun, but he is still dumb for ever speaking. just run the ball AD. that's what you are good at. let the qb's talk. it's funny how the SMART players are keeping their mouths shut and the dumb ones like kevin burnet are talking.

did anyone hear what kevin burnet said? he said that there is no where in his contract that says he has to be a good citizen...to justify not being fair for getting fined or punished for off the field incidents. I don't know about you...but go get arrested for DUI. I wouldn't get fined I would get fired kevin. you big dummy you. let your agent speak for you guy. that's why you pay him thousands(i'd say millions but he's a spare).

 

[Stout]

You're right athat a balance needs to be struck. When things go too far to one side you get California, when they go too far to the other side you get Wisconsin though.

Whoa...Wisconsin just raped their workers, so let's not use that as an example. It is an example of going from one extreme to another, I think.

 

[Southpaw]

Not unexpected. He got a 16 on his Wonderlic.