Joe Namath has issued an apology for something that didn’t require the advance consumption of Tic Tacs.
On Sunday, Namath questioned the severity of Jets quarterback Geno Smith’s knee injury.
“If you’ve got a right knee injury keeping you out of the game why are you standing on the sideline the entire 2nd half?” Namath tweeted. “How bad can it be?”
As it turned out, pretty bad. Geno Smith has a torn ACL.
“Somebody tell Joe that the doctors have the final say on whether you can or cannot get back into the game,” Smith tweeted, “and also that I love him!”
Namath then issued an apology, although arguably half-hearted and incomplete.
“My bad Geno,” Namath said. “In the dark ages we players had the say. I hope you heal and play as long as you choose!”
So, basically, Namath is saying that, in his day, players played with a torn ACL, if they wanted to. Presumably, they also played with various other ailments, if they wanted to. Including concussions, presumably.