Comments on: Tyron Smith called police to help protect him from his siblings

By: wgray981

wgray981 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:11:28 +0000

Wow, tough situation. Sometimes it can be hard to say no to your family, but hang in there!

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:56:04 +0000

Typical Dallas. Yawn.

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:28:08 +0000

I have just become a fan of Tyron!

By: zingo1978

zingo1978 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:04:28 +0000

@brianc34
“Or if we paid our athletes like we pay our teachers, the people we charge with raising our youth, no family members would come looking for the money. There’s no money to come get.”

Couldn’t disagree more. Fact of the matter is you are paid what your worth. That’s not a slap to our teachers. In fact, many teachers make a very lucrative income, they’re just similar to the athletes you say aren’t worth their paycheck They are the people who can do what almost no one else can.

Can every teacher teach Neurophysiology? No. Only a very select few in the world can pack a room of the best and brightest to educate them on this topic and they are paid accordingly. Can most teachers teach 2nd grade math? Probably.

To athletes, anybody can throw on a football helmet and uniform and go out there on Sunday, but only a very select few can actually pack stadiums and glue butts to seats for an entire Sunday.

Remember this concept the next time you go to a packed movie theater. Would that theater be packed if the movie star who got paid 10 million for their work was replaced by the local theater actor?

By: mintberrycrunch1

mintberrycrunch1 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:47:04 +0000

Keep your head up, big fella. You might not have the support of some, or all, of your family, but it looks like you have the support of America! Making a decision like cutting off leeching family had to be extremely difficult at the age of 21, but you did the right thing.

By: clu1perceiver

clu1perceiver — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:17:13 +0000

Remember how the GM of the Dolphins was excoriated for his insensitive and cruel questions toward Dez Bryant? Even if the player is supremely talented, his habits, family situation, mental and physical health are fair game for examination.

By: billhicks666

billhicks666 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:15:35 +0000

Those of you who are trying to politicize this horrible situation are straight up losers.

By: blackbug99

blackbug99 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:03:51 +0000

Good family things to do if you get a windfall: 1) Set Mom and Dad up in a decent house 2) Set aside some for siblings for a purely educational use. 3) Help in an emergency….Bad things to do 1) Hire any family member to handle the money or become a manager of said monies 2) Flaunt it and make it rain for any family member!
He’s doing it right! Let the law handle these ingrates.

By: CKL

CKL — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:45:13 +0000

Mixing family and money is one of the riskiest “investments” in the world because more is at stake than just the dollars. In the rare times we’ve lent family money we always look at it as a “gift” and never expect to se it back, we kiss it goodbye. He’s wise to do this. Even (and sometimes especially)family can be users and leeches. Will be interesting to see how they treat him now that he’s done the right thing. No one deserves anyone else’s money that they earned

By: dominicthedonkey

dominicthedonkey — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:26:20 +0000

Your fine government is to blame for this. Over half this country feels they deserve handouts for doing nothing. And unfortunately, this young man is a victim of this.

By: firegemini

firegemini — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:25:25 +0000

That’s messed up. Guy needs new family

By: dominicthedonkey

dominicthedonkey — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:23:32 +0000

Gives me my money…the government gives us what we want, I just want mines.

By: tindeaux

tindeaux — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:13:46 +0000

man, that sucks. I don’t know too much about Troy Smith, but reading this, i feel bad for the guy. Good luck, young man.

By: danfoutsbeard619

danfoutsbeard619 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:05:53 +0000

I thought this website was owned by NBC, looks like its been infiltrated by FOX News

By: bigbluefan56

bigbluefan56 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:05:12 +0000

brianc34 says:
Nov 1, 2012 9:26 AM
If you saw the “30 for 30″ installment on ESPN called “Broke”, this should come as no surprise. It’s sad how family members and hangers on feel they are entitled to a piece of the action gained from hard work and determination. And like a drug addict, once you get a taste, you can’t quit. I feel for Tyron and the hundreds of other players in professional sports who find themselves in this position.
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Or if we paid our athletes like we pay our teachers, the people we charge with raising our youth, no family members would come looking for the money. There’s no money to come get.
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And this is exactly how it starts. @Brianc34, ppl like you continue to make excuses for people that severely abuse the government for paychecks and hand outs… Get a damn job, loser! And earn your own way… Bottom line!!!!

By: twardyyy

twardyyy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:47:46 +0000

That’s just absolutely pathetic. Smith’s family should be ashamed of themselves, but I guarantee they aren’t. That’s one reason why I’m glad I’ve never become Mark Cuban-rich. If I did, I would undoubtedly give money to my parents and the Susan G. Komen Foundation (my grandmother died of ready cancer a few years ago). I may give some to my “true” friends and in that case, I only have four that are that because they’ve stuck with me through thick and thin and the highs and lows. Other than that, no ones getting any, although I know I’ll have a lot of random family members that I’ve never met ask me for money, along with acquaintances that I’ve met once. Wish I can just hit the lottery in peace and no one would know about it, except for my parents.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:46:20 +0000

That is rediculous… this poor young man is doing the right thing by trying to separate himself from a bad situation. I sure hope this gets handled soon, he shouldn’t have to deal with this sort of thing, especially from his family. I can’t imagine having to call the police to protect me from the people that are supposed to love me.

By: mn2long

mn2long — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:39:49 +0000

Daburgher says:

“what terrible people. i hate it when ppl feel entitled to other ppls success…. its the state of america… go Romney”

Check out the likes and dislikes on your comment. Guess you just conducted your own little election poll didn’t you?

By: erod22

erod22 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:36:36 +0000

Hence, the mentality that puts people like Obama in office. He was elected based on promising to do what Tyron Smith’s siblings are demanding.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:35:57 +0000

Tyron Smith may have won this time, but those useless leaches will continue try to bleed him dry for the rest of his life. If you can’t rely on your family then who can you trust? Unfortunately, it seems that his brothers tried to rob him at gunpoint as his agent alluded to.

I really hope he finds a sound financial advisor and lawyer who are honest enough to protect his finances from the hangers on and from himself. Allen Iverson had a financial trustee who put the money in a trust where he can’t touch the bulk of it until he’s in his 50s. He gets a million or so allowance every year until then.

By: 303bengalguy

303bengalguy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:22:02 +0000

I’d tell his mom I’d give her $25 for every 225 bench press she can do, $10 for every 40 she can run in under 5.15, $5 for every inch of her vertical, and $100 for every time she pancakes a 275 lb. DE.

See how fat that makes her deadbeat pockets…

By: steelerdeathstar

steelerdeathstar — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:16:55 +0000

As the old saying goes…’You can pick your friends, you can pick your clothes, you can pick your nose…but you can’t pick your family’

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:13:53 +0000

He musta learned something at USC.

Seems to have a good head on his shoulders. I hope he is getting competent help.

By: chalkruz1989

chalkruz1989 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:08:28 +0000

Tyron Smith will be 50 one day and he’ll have medical bills and hopefully nothing worse then that. But, in the case he does, his family members will forget about him and leave him alone. He needs to pocket as much money he earns in the NFL and put it in the bank and live moderately.

He has a bright future and the further he distances himself from them, the better his career and life will be. It sure takes some brass-ones to stand up to your family members instead of giving in.

His Mom, nor Dad, nor anyone else went through two-a-days, gassers, or 100 yard sprints and lifted the infinite amounts of weights and put in the time life he did. Where do they come off believing that they deserve some of that?

Sure buy your Mom or siblings something if they were there for you before the spotlight, but remember rats will multiply when you spoil them.

By: raiderlyfe510

raiderlyfe510 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:16:17 +0000

Not exactly the Huxtibles.

By: theodorethompson

theodorethompson — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:04:45 +0000

bathroomben7 says:
Nov 1, 2012 9:19 AM
You can thank the Democrats for creating and fueling this sense of entitlement. Like the first poster said its sad (and morally wrong) that family and fly-by-night friends expect and even demand a piece of what one individual achieved through hard work and determination.
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Yes, because none of this would have happened under a Republican, please… You will have leaches like the Smith “family” no matter who is in the White House

By: billh1947

billh1947 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:03:23 +0000

Being the good parents they are they are just asking their young multimillionaire son for some more money to put away for him in banks and investments so he wont be broke after football like so many former players are.they are just looking after the kids best interests like all responsible parents do.:)

By: lks311

lks311 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:57:57 +0000

daburgher says:
Nov 1, 2012 9:05 AM
what terrible people. i hate it when ppl feel entitled to other ppls success…. its the state of america… go Romney
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scottplayersfacemask says:
Nov 1, 2012 9:09 AM
Dems
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bathroomben7 says:
Nov 1, 2012 9:19 AM
You can thank the Democrats for creating and fueling this sense of entitlement. Like the first poster said its sad (and morally wrong) that family and fly-by-night friends expect and even demand a piece of what one individual achieved through hard work and determination.
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Guys, go back play with your friends over of the Fox News site and let’s leave this a “politics free zone”.

By: hatesycophants

hatesycophants — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:57:05 +0000

This seems so private it shouldn’t be posted anywhere.

By: trefkennedy

trefkennedy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:54:04 +0000

Why is everyone bringing Obama into this??