Well, that escalated quickly.
Earlier in the morning, we pointed out that free-agent receiver Greg Jennings teased that he’d be announcing his next time on social media at 1:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday. He ultimately announced nothing, making the entire exercise a not-so-funny April Fool’s Day joke.
Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin has gone next level, using the scourge of drunk driving as the basis for an April Fool’s Day joke of his own.
‘Before this hits the media I just wanna apologize to my fans and the @Seahawks organization once again,” Irvin said on Twitter. “I made a terrible decision [by] driving after I had a few drinks. I will do everything to get ur trust back and will become a better person after this.”
And then, 25 minutes later, Irvin added this: “How many of yall thought I was serious ?! Haha April fools!!!”
I thought he was serious, because I seriously wouldn’t expect anyone to admit to a specific type of criminal activity that has claimed many lives over the years as part of an April Fool’s Day prank. Really, how is this any different than Irvin joking that he’d committed domestic violence? While a run-of-the-mill DUI has no specific victim, the behavior of drunk driving has generated thousands of victims over the years.
So, congrats, Bruce. You fooled us into thinking that you are among the many irresponsible adult males who get behind the wheel of a 4,000-pound steel missile after consuming too much alcohol, even though you have the resources as a result of your employment in the NFL to quickly and easily obtain another form of transportation. Hooray?