Last month Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports broke two stories about two NFL draft prospects who were asked questions by teams that would have been considered completely out of bounds in an interview for almost any other job.
One of those was about Miami Dolphins G.M. Jeff Ireland asking Dez Bryant if his mom was a prostitute. The other was about teams asking Toby Gerhart if being a white running back made him feel entitled.
The Gerhart story didn’t create quite the media firestorm that the Bryant story did, but it still bothers Gerhart that people are trying to pigeonhole him as a white running back, and not just a running back.
“It’s kind of frustrating because I’m completely neutral towards it,” Gerhart told the Star Tribune. “I don’t see it as an issue. I downplay it if anybody asks me. I’m a running back. That article kind of blew up and everybody started saying, ‘Oh, you are an advocate or you’re speaking out against whatever.’ I’m like, ‘No, I don’t see it that way.’”
Gerhart says people sometimes assume that he’s a fullback — not a tailback — simply because of the color of his skin. In reality, Gerhart is an explosive runner who came in second place in Heisman Trophy voting last year and isn’t projected as a fullback in the NFL.
In fact, Vikings coach Brad Childress says, Gerhart is the kind of athlete who’d be more likely to play wide receiver than fullback.
“Don’t put him in a box,” Childress said. “He might be split wide like a foot from the sideline.”
If he is split a foot from the sideline, we’ll no doubt start to hear from some quarters that Gerhart is a Wes Welker clone. But Gerhart wishes people would see beyond race and just call him a football player.
Fantasy football players are going to be referring to him as a goal line thief this year. Especially since AP can’t hold onto the ball.
His numbers this year could be similar to Lendale White’s 2008 season.
he’s a white RB, the rarest of the rare football players
This is a guy I so badly want to do well.. He is saying and doing all the right things.
His race won’t be an issue if he becomes a great runningback in the NFL.
If he doesn’t it won’t be because of his race but because he really isn’t that good.
The guy graduated from Stanford with a Science and Engineering degree. If anything he should feel entitled because he is 10000xs smarter than most NFL players and has a degree in something other than Sports Management.
…and people wonder why PFT has a ‘Turd Watch’?… or maybe they don’t.
If anyone can break the color barrier it will be Gerhardt.
Gerhart – don’t sweat it. Even if you fail at your NFL dream, there are still career opportunities for ugly, pasty white guys.
I mean – look at Florio
Gerhart is a Wes Welker clone… if Wes Welker was 6’1″, 230lb running back. I mean, all hard working white guys are alike right?
Oh, and Gerhart is NOT explosive. Whoever sees that on film needs to fix their VHS player. Powerful and well balanced, but not explosive or fast. The trouble for me is the lack of wiggle. Even Brandon Jacobs had some wiggle when he ran.
Reminds me of John Riggins. Only problem is, defenses are a lot quicker and stronger these days. I think he’ll be a nice back, but not a probowler. Don’t really agree with the Wes Welker clone thing. Even if he does line up in the slot. He’s got 3-4 inches and 40-50 lbs on Welker. Only an idiot would link them simply b/c of the color of their skin.
This has the makings of a made for T.V. movie. Kid named Toby overcomes handicap of race to succeed in his profession.
But Gerhart wishes people would see beyond race and just call him a football player.
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Since 2008 everything seems to come down to race, we have almost become a country divided by racial lines, and that is a shame. We need to stand together under the three colors that matter and those are those of the American flag (Or whatever country you are in right now).
I have been called racist for saying Obama has been a terrible president and that his spending has been out of control (Which I criticized Bush for as well), and that is while I am holding hands with my Chinese girlfriend.
It’s mostly the liberal aspect of the media who creams over stuff like this.
The majority of us don’t care or even think about it until the liberal aspect of the media brings it up and then we generally just think about how pathetic that aspect of the media is being.
Enough already.
I guess its like saying that Florio must be a woman, because as a reporter, he somehow, someway, sexual favors and all, gets the hot juicy stories. Florios a slut.
At least he gets to continue his football career in California…
“If he is split a foot from the sideline, we’ll no doubt start to hear from some quarters that Gerhart is a Wes Welker clone.”
Bingo. Every white WR is compared to either Welker or Ed McCaffery every game — even if their game, build, etc. is nothing like those two.
Gerhart was a stellar RB last year at Stanford. He thoroughly dominated Oklahoma’s stout front 7 with Stanford’s starting QB out of the lineup in their bowl game. His production was off the charts. Incredible balance. Good vision. He’s 230 lbs+ and runs a 4.5 forty. Yet left and right people are talking up this idea that he’ll make a good FB. No way. As awesome as Adrian Peterson is, if he doesn’t fix his fumbling issues I could see Gerhart eventually taking over in Minnesota while Peterson is dealt to the Cowboys or Redskins or some other star-hungry team for a 1st-round draft pick.
@ # The Real Shuxion says: May 26, 2010 10:50 AM
But Gerhart wishes people would see beyond race and just call him a football player.
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Since 2008 everything seems to come down to race, we have almost become a country divided by racial lines, and that is a shame. We need to stand together under the three colors that matter and those are those of the American flag (Or whatever country you are in right now).
I have been called racist for saying Obama has been a terrible president and that his spending has been out of control (Which I criticized Bush for as well), and that is while I am holding hands with my Chinese girlfriend.
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Smart move getting in with the Chinese, after all they own America.
I would see him more as a Mike Alstott before a Wes Welker.
Poor oppressed 2nd round pick, Stanford graduate, professinal athlete who will make $Millions over the next decade. I feel so sorry for him.
This is a freaking joke. I’m sure it was painful when the poor white kid had the firehoses and police dogs all over him the first time he tried out as a runningback.
Maybe this will change Rand Paul’s mind about the Civil Rights Act. If Gerhart can’t live up ,will the media give him a pass like Rush Limbaugh thinks the media does with black QBs?
What a little b!+@#. I hope he gets crushed.
These players get all in their feelings too much and then expect sympathy from the public.
The fact of the matter is, Dez Bryant should have never said his father was a pimp and his mother worked for him.
And ‘Toby’ should have big enough balls to let anybody throw the ‘Whitemen can’t jump’ label to roll off of him and keep it moving and use it with in him as motivation.
Stop letting these media guys get in your head so the make beacoup money by exploiting you…..
Somewhere out there, John Riggins and Mike Alstott are laughing at this story…
He’s kind of like the Eminem of runninbacks..nobody thought he could do anything because he was white…now he is the top rapper out there..above all the black rappers…so it can happen..
When they stop using the term “BLACK QB” then we can call it fair…until then SHUT THE HELL UP and score some TDs!!
But to counter that…if he was Black he would not get any juice at all..in fact they would probably consider him “too slow” or “not explosive enough”…funny how that works isnt it?
Mike Alstott was the last great white RB…. Yea he was listed as a FB, but Mike played more as a tailback then FB… Nobody want any of 40, especially when Lo Neal was lead blocking for him…
cracker ass cracker
The mothers of some of the single Viking players organized a get together for the boys recently. The moms of Greg, Percy, Bernard, and Sidney were a bit surprised when they brought a new friend named Toby who was of a different race. But they went out of their way to make him feel equal.
The NFL is racist, almost every player is black then they complain that there is not a enough black coaches, its completly crazy. Then they want all black qbs, and then when one finaly gets a starting job and do horrible the media will never admit it, and when a guy like Rush Limbaugh tells the truth he gets fired.
The poor whites have greAt players all across the country but will never get looked at by a scout because they are white
White Chocolate that is.. Anyone who doesn’t think he will be a solid runner is nuts. White RB’s an CB’s are more rare than the blue footed booby bird. Don’t be alarmed folks, its not 2012 yet. This isn’t the apocolypse. Its just a very talented white runner. Something to see here, dont move along, you don’t want to miss it.
There is no difference between a black and and a white athlete, except when they hit the showers…
I’m not going to lie, it’s good to see a white boy in the backfield. Must be like how blacks feel about Obama!
Toby Gerbschmidt did not create the SCHISM in that pre-move locker room.
Craig James was the last white running back to rush for over 1000 yards, that was 1985! I’m not racist by any means but what’s wrong with knowing stats like that? It’s part of the fun of football, people take this stuff a little too seriously I think, I mean they were obviously asking psychological questions in the interview. Who was the last white starting CB, Jason Sehorn? Name an african-american punter outside of Reggie Roby, Reggie Hodges and Rodney Williams…
As amusing as it is hearing white people complaining about being victims of prejudice, as a Viking fan, I’m happy this is happening because its only going to motivate Toby that much harder to run punks down like a Mack truck every weekend!
jesse jackson and al sharpton will be rallying against Toby Gerhardt getting more goalline touches than adrian peterson this year.
“The Gerhart story didn’t create quite the media firestorm that the Bryant story did”
Theres a shocker.
replying to Kelso “Only an idiot would link them simply b/c of the color of their skin”
But yet u compare him to John Riggins the only other white rb in the last 20 something years with any sort of success
Paulitik says: May 26, 2010 11:02 AM
Poor oppressed 2nd round pick, Stanford graduate, professinal athlete who will make $Millions over the next decade. I feel so sorry for him.
This is a freaking joke. I’m sure it was painful when the poor white kid had the firehoses and police dogs all over him the first time he tried out as a runningback.
Maybe this will change Rand Paul’s mind about the Civil Rights Act. If Gerhart can’t live up ,will the media give him a pass like Rush Limbaugh thinks the media does with black QBs?
What a little b!+@#. I hope he gets crushed.
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Congratulations, Paulitik.
You just won asshole of the month.
“Smart move getting in with the Chinese, after all they own America.”
This comment made my day lol
…”Somewhere out there, John Riggins and Mike Alstott are laughing… (their white asses)… at this story”…wouldn’t be funny if he’d been black & got drafted in the first round…y’all wouldn’t be given florio such a hard time if he was black neither
paulitik
you hope he gets “crushed” because he doesn’t like to be referred to as a white running back, and that he just wants to be called a running back?
do you understand the ironic hypocrisy of your entire statement?
@ Paulitik,
you must be black.
No one cares cause you’re white- not caucasian, not Italian, German, Swedish, Russian, English, Irish, or French. Just the designation of being “white” is good enough for you. Do blacks, hispanics, and asians now understand that there’s reverse-discrimination in the country?
Contra says:
“I would see him more as a Mike Alstott before a Wes Welker.”
You don’t get it do you? Why not a Brian Westbrook or Lendale White?
Seems like the type of guy that you can’t help but root for. But he is a Vikin so, I hope he blows.
Go Packers!!!
@stankhornia.. Alstott & Lorenzo.. the RHINO BACKFIELD!!!!
The guy was a power running back in college but leave it to Chilly to miscast him in the role of a WR which makes even less sense when you look at the WR’s they already have; Rice, Berriman, and Harvin (when he is available and not smoking the wacky weed)
So play him at WR, how many plays is he going to get? how many catches? talk about misuse of a player. To the other 31 teams, Chilly is a dimwit and this is just another classic example of what can happen when you hire a coach with an IQ below the average temp in Minneapolis in Nov.
Nice to have a Viking story that doesn’t have Stadium, Suspension, or Surgery/retirement in it.
But, still includes controversy. I’ll really miss it if they move, the Vikings are fun to watch in the offseason they just gotta stop breakin hearts in the postseason.
Gerhart is going to kill AP’s fantasy value. This was a wakeup call for the fumbler.
Poor white people. Nothing ever goes right for you.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the modern day NFL it’s that it doesn’t how racist you are towards white players. Such as commentators referring to all white skilled position players as “blue collar” or as “scrapy”. These kind of comments would get you fired if they were directed towards black players.
Hey Toby:
Doug Williams (the famous black quarterback question) knows exactly how you feel.
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Race should not matter and I think we have come along way in the last 50 years, more progress needs to be made but I think we are on track.
That being said, its so fing cool to have a White RB with RB1 potential in the league. It is something cool to have fun with your friends and what not. Again its just a fun concept not a movement.
One reason there aren’t any white running backs is due to the fact that from Pee Wee league up, coaches move whites to other positions–White coaches do this as much as black coaches. Most of the white RBs who make the NFL get moved to FB immediately. Brad Hoover went to an all-white school where there were no blacks to be RB. He was not heavily recruited but he dominated. He got a scholarship to Western Carolina–they initially tried to move him. He dominated. In the NFL he was not drafted, but made the Panthers as a FB. He was pressed into RB duties due to injuries, and with the added weight, still ran for 100 yards a few times. Could he have been a good RB? We will never know, but you can see how even a successful white RB has to overcome huge odds just to get a chance. I mean, Western Carolina had a RB capable of running for over 100 yards in the NFL and they try to move him to another position when he arrives. Why? WHITENESS.
If he makes it to the Super Bowl, a reporter will ask him: “So, how long have you been a white running back?”
Paulitik says: May 26, 2010 11:02 AM
This is a freaking joke. I’m sure it was painful when the poor white kid had the firehoses and police dogs all over him the first time he tried out as a runningback.
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LOL oh yeah, all those current professional athletes who had to overcome SO MUCH to get where they are. I’m really glad guys like Ladainian Tomlinson and Demarcus Ware were able to break down those race barriers and make it into the NFL. We should all sit back and admire the courage of those current NFL players who had to withstand…firehoses and dogs, was it?
*slow clap*
you’d think he would have expected that talk to start all over again. it is what it is, there are almost no good, white RB. the hurdles he has to jump are nothing compared to the “is he smart enough” talk black QBs have to go through
Guess who’s coming to dinner.
LBPACKFAN says:
May 26, 2010 10:55 AM
At least he gets to continue his football career in California…
Really? Are we still in this point in time? If I was a owner I would pick a player based on their talent, not their skin color. It’s pathetic that our world is still fighting the skin color battle.
@ Myeaglescantwin
Dude you are about a door knob.
For some reason this post and all the comments about it reminded me of a joke……..So A. Lincoln wakes up after a 10 day bender right and he says……………… wait for it…………………… I DID WHAT!
Did everyone seem to forget about the Viking’s Robert Smith who was white, in the 90′s? He was overshadowed by Carter, Moss, Cunningham, but he was definately a good runningback.
It sure must have been tough for the poor guy. Stereotype acknowledged. Move on, people.
‘Cause it’s hard being white and gifted! Sometimes I wanna throw it all down and get lifted!
There should be a Rooney Rule that requires teams to try out white RB’s and WR’s. That is only fair.
“Poor white people. Nothing ever goes right for you. ”
LOL!
Would it solve the problem by refering to him as a mellinen-challenged football player?
# myeaglescantwin says: May 26, 2010 11:17 AM
cracker ass cracker
Damnit it’s CRACKA not cracker!!! spoken like a true cracka ass cracka!
@CanadianVikingFan
No, Smith was half white and half black. Which means he’s black. Did you ever notice if you’re part black then you’re considered black? Just like Tiger, he’s not Thai but black. Make sense?
Isn’t it kind of ironic his name is Toby?
I hope this guys kicks some major ass. Jason Seahorn went through the same crap as a CB in this league and panned out to be an above average player. Gerhart is a raw athlete by every sense of the word and hopefully he’ll get his touches and prove to everyone that he belongs as a featured halfback. I kinda wish he ended up in b-more but we’re so sick anyway that we don’t need him. Good luck Toby!
there is a template and whites are often forced to change positions so they dont offend blacks and the blacks’ liberal protectors.
there are a lot of non-blacks who can play the game, and not get into constant legal trouble.
contra -
Not a fantasy…why would I not want the rivalry to continue? I feel bad for your bottom feeding organization. Its ashame you have an empty trophy case. I want you to stay…get the stadium deal done.
Good luck Tobias. You and AP will be unstoppable. LOL.
Would it solve the problem by refering to him as a mellinen-challenged football player?
It would if you could spell it right.
I hope Toby takes Peterson’s spot and runs for 1,600 yards.
You wanna know what’s even more rare than a decent “white,” running back?
The “White,” race card he was issued when this all started.
I bet we see him on Antiques Roadshow in 20 years getting it appraised for millions!
“If he is split a foot from the sideline, we’ll no doubt start to hear from some quarters that Gerhart is a Wes Welker clone.”
And you’ll have been the first to say it.
Bears 287 Packers -26 says:
May 26, 2010 11:20 AM
There is no difference between a black and and a white athlete, except when they hit the showers…
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Or, except when they take the Wonderlic…
Isn’t it kind of ironic his name is Toby?
I hope this guys kicks some major ass. Jason Seahorn went through the same crap as a CB in this league and panned out to be an above average player. Gerhart is a raw athlete by every sense of the word and hopefully he’ll get his touches and prove to everyone that he belongs as a featured halfback. I kinda wish he ended up in b-more but we’re so sick anyway that we don’t need him. Good luck Toby!
I get his point. But him and Childress arguing against people trying to pigeon hole him as a “white running back” is giving further credence to how incredibly rare he is.
I’ve watched football for 15-20 years and I do not recall a single white runningback who wasn’t a pure power back or a fullback with some ball skills. I mean, this guy is a speedy and shifty physical beast who almost won the heisman.
It is going to be fun to watch this Vikings team offensively. Two really physical backs and a lethal passing game. If the O-line can hold it up this could be another special year for the Vikings.
Quote of the day: “Jason Seahorn went through the same crap as a CB in this league and panned out to be an above average player.”
Gagagagagagagagagagagagaga. Yeah, take that!
LBPACKFAN says:
May 26, 2010 1:28 PM
contra -
Not a fantasy…why would I not want the rivalry to continue? I feel bad for your bottom feeding organization. Its ashame you have an empty trophy case. I want you to stay…get the stadium deal done.
Good luck Tobias. You and AP will be unstoppable. LOL.
would white people just stfu? you are white. you are in america. if you can’t succeed then it means you are a total loser. it’s not affirmative action or rooney rules or any of these things.
gehart if you can play then show it, but stop bitching about how unfair it is to be white in america.
vanhelsing says:
there is a template and whites are often forced to change positions so they dont offend blacks and the blacks’ liberal protectors.
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Wow, it’s like being back in the ’60s again. You should probably make sure to hang your hood at the door, next time.
I have to laugh at your first statement because blacks ALWAYS had to change position. Marlin Brisco was a QB but he had to become a WR. Black QBs were so rare because they were NEVER given a chance to even go to camp as a QB (Which is why Warren Moon went to Canada). Other than Tim Tebow, what high profile WHITE QBs were strongly told that they need to change positions because they didn’t have what it took to play QB in the NFL and yet, every year, some black QB ends up entering the draft as a WR or a DB because no one wants to take the time to groom them as NFL QBs (but they’ll sure as hell keep a white QB on the bench for 3 or 4 years).
As for your second statement: a lot of non-whites in the league play without getting in legal trouble, as well.
mixman34 – I was just about to post the same thing! Somewhere Chirs Rock is pissed!
Bazooka Joe
hello. I’m looking for my friend “logic.” I’m obviously in the wrong place.
BazookaJoe
The President is black, if you can’t use that to motivate yourself or to prove to yourself that you can be successful regardless of your race then you are an idiot. I hope you do not have kids and have the opportunity to pass your ignorance on to another generation.
Your name is TOBY!!
So i guess its different when Black QBs get drafted and forced to move to WR???
Hines Ward, Antwaan Randle-El, Az Hakim just off the top of the head…sure I can think of plenty others as well…
Hell guys like Leftwich get crap bc hes Black but not athletic! LOL…
ITS FOOTBALL…it all comes down to ONE THING–CAN HE PLAY??? Thats it
He is not an explosive runner whatsoever
He is a fast runner for college but not the NFL
If he was “explosive”…a team would have picked him earlier
ALL OF YOU OLD PEOPLE NEED TO DIE SO THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD CAN MOVE ON WITHOUT FOCUSING ON RACE.
OLD PEOPLE SUCK
Bazooka Joe says:
May 26, 2010 2:08 PM
would white people just stfu? you are white. you are in america. if you can’t succeed then it means you are a total loser
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a black man can’t even win the Heavyweight Boxing Title these days….who be the losers bro??? LOL
It is truly amazing how many people are completely missing what he is saying. I didn’t think anyone could sound as stupid as JimmySmith, that bar was set so high it seemed improbable (like Aaron Rodger’s ability to lead the Packer’s to the big dance) but low and behold… several of you have stepped way over that line. Gerhart isn’t complaining about being white or saying he has it hard as a white running back in the NFL… His point is that fans and media should look past race/ethnicity and just like a football player for his ability as an athlete.
Pervy Harvin says:
May 26, 2010 7:13 PM
Bazooka Joe says:
May 26, 2010 2:08 PM
would white people just stfu? you are white. you are in america. if you can’t succeed then it means you are a total loser
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a black man can’t even win the Heavyweight Boxing Title these days….who be the losers bro??? LOL
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Really, you are going to stoop to his level, douche..
PFT has some of the most racist and ignorant people around. Florio, why don’t you just give these douche bags links to racist supremacist groups..
@ CanadianVikingFan- Are you talking to me son? Best get your ducks in order tool for you know not what you speak of. Calling me racist is a f$cking joke….you are now a Packer fan to all that matter you Kanook….
CanadianVikingFan- Hello?? Hello?? Did you have something relevant to say klondike??
It doesn’t really matter much what color he is, its what color uniform he will wear. Gay purple was never won anything and Toby isn’t going to change that anytime soon. If he is smart, he will sign a 4 year contract so he can return to play in California soon.
“Gay purple was never won anything”
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I stand corrected, the bar was just raised even higher.
None of this will matter like Pervy Harvin’s sad excuses and crappy comebacks, as the Vikings are moving to LA which has a large collection of multicultural people. So young Gerhart should feel welcome.
# Paulitik says: May 26, 2010 11:02 AM
Poor oppressed 2nd round pick, Stanford graduate, professinal athlete who will make $Millions over the next decade. I feel so sorry for him.
This is a freaking joke. I’m sure it was painful when the poor white kid had the firehoses and police dogs all over him the first time he tried out as a runningback.
Maybe this will change Rand Paul’s mind about the Civil Rights Act. If Gerhart can’t live up ,will the media give him a pass like Rush Limbaugh thinks the media does with black QBs?
What a little b!+@#. I hope he gets crushed.
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congratulations, you win dumbsh!t of the day with that little rant…
he wasn’t saying anything about being oppressed or having some kind of setback because of his race. he was saying it’s a shame that the media focuses on race so much.
so that makes him a “little b!+@#”? something tells me you’re a “little b!+@#” judging by the rancor and stupidity of your post
you didn’t even read the article did you? or did you actually read it and just not comprehend all those big 7th grade reading level words correctly?
idiot.
It’s amazing how much race is still an issue in this country. Why can’t people just be people? Why do you have to be labeled white or black or whatever? Why can’t all you tools just look past the color of skin and see the idiot within? There are great athlete’s from all races and there are retards in all races.
I just don’t understand why race is such a huge issue and why people keep making it a huge issue.
Since 2008 everything seems to come down to race, we have almost become a country divided by racial lines, and that is a shame.
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You think that race has only been dividing this country since 2008? wow…just…wow…
Riece Williams says: Pervy Harvin strikes fear in me…I hope he moves to LA with the Vikings
Read again what Gerhart actually said:
“It’s kind of frustrating because I’m completely neutral towards it,” Gerhart told the Star Tribune. “I don’t see it as an issue. I downplay it if anybody asks me. I’m a running back. That article kind of blew up and everybody started saying, ‘Oh, you are an advocate or you’re speaking out against whatever.’ I’m like, ‘No, I don’t see it that way.’”
I highlight: “I’m completely neutral towards it. I don’t see it as an issue.”
Why are you all making it sound like he is making it an issue? He isn’t. YOU are. Back off on the “Gerhart is calling himself a victim!” comments. He clearly isn’t.
Indirect racism– cue Jimmy the Greek. Except that there still aren’t enough black hockey players in the NHL or amongst NFL assistant coaches and back office, who cares? You play well, you get carries as Vikings running back whether you’re AD or Bill Brown.
White, black, asian, latino, indian, islander, martian, goat, dog, rat it does not matter the man got drafted by the Vikings. His destiny is to choke, to fail, to lose, to cry, to whine then fade into obscurity. Or move to L.A.
P.S. Q: You know why the Vikings wear purple?
A: Because that is the color you turn when you choke.
cracker ass cracker
Aside from the whole Gearhart thing, it is sad how EVERY white WR is compared to Wes Welker. Every time I watched a Texas game this year I had to hear “He is going to be a nice WR in the NFL in a Wes Welker-type mold” anytime Jordan Shippley caught the ball.
How come nobody ever says that about Reggie Bush? If anyone compares to Welker, its him.
Where is Al Sharpton to fight this?
“would white people just stfu? you are white. you are in america. if you can’t succeed then it means you are a total loser”
@Bazooka Joe
If you think they hand out jobs because you are white, you are mistaken. That could be one of the dumbest comments I’ve ever seen on a message board. I’ve seen a ton, but that one could be tops.
I hope that isn’t the common thought among that person’s non-white demographic. I have some heard countless horror stories about the inner city schools though in Phila.