I think his agent said BS. But I just signed on, so I am still digesting all this.
His agent said stuff like "that he is aware of". Not an outright denial. You would have thought he would have got straight on the phone with MW when this came out so plausible deniability?
its not that "he posts things on Instagram" . . its everything else, right? Its that his post on Instagram and twitter seem to reflect a life that has no focus on football and has a lot of focus on the $$$ he just made from the Bucs and those posts are consistent with what the former Bucs sources said. In other words, the story is "Williams may have cashed it in" not "Williams posts on Instagram"He was injured right after getting big money. Hamstring injuries can be nothing more than unlucky injuries, but they can also be the result of fitness issues. Unfortunately, his hamstring injury comes after getting paid and during a bad season that included (as I recall) a false start or two from him) and not really that great of production when healthy, as I recall. In other words, there is fodder from the season for those who might be inclined to think he's lost focus. (Compare him to VJax who also got paid) His post-injuries tweets and Instagram posts are consistent with a partier (again, compare to VJax), but that is not the issue as much as we are discussing posts AFTER a big contract and as far as I know he did not have the same types (or maybe, volume) of post BEFORE the big contract. (again, compare him to VJax) I also don't believe he was an aspiring rapper or posting about being an aspiring rapper before his contract. In sum, everyone might have the completely wrong impression of the guy, but he is the one who has created that impression and NOT just by posting things on Instagram. He chose to tweet that he was dropping $30K on dinner because he could, he chose to post about his rapping and partying, he chose NOT to post about his football efforts and rehab .. . and he chose top tell everyone who took issue with it to go F themselves (essentially) earlier todayBtw, as another poster noted, Williams took the time to trash others, including PR, on Instagram .. but did not deny the fines? hmm
Your making way too much out of nothing. I have no idea why your so infatuated with this story....
you're entitled, I disagree
Gotta wait and see what he does with the new regime. I know for a fact that he tried to play through his injury last year. Contrary to what Schiano thinks, players can have fun and be professional all at the same time. More than likely, MW19 just didn't want to deal with dumb ass Schiano. I don't blame him for that at all. He really needs to rethink this social media crap. It is hurting his career.
Yeah, it's the social media crap NOT the blowing $30 grand at a strip club. Blowing $30k at a strip club is not a crime. People who make $7 per hour are probably outraged but if you threw all the players out of the NFL who spent thousands in strip clubs there wouldn't be enough players to field a single game. The only problem MW19 is going to have because of this is with idiots such as yourself. Which is why he should not have posted it on social media. Yeah, it is the social media that was causing him to miss appointments. Like I said before if you had read it, I'm sure this is because of our former coach. I said we should wait and see what happens with the new regime. It's Instagram's fault!!! WTF????Of course I didn't say that you did. It's MW19's fault for posting it.
Do me a favor and try reading what I say before you respond with your stupidity.
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
I propose that all members finish all Red Board posts the same way. :-* #cmg
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
agree, but isnt it odd he did not deny it?
True...obviously we're not getting the full story on this one Vin...
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
agree, but isnt it odd he did not deny it?
You were expecting coherency or clarity in his internet response? ......ok :-* #cmg
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
agree, but isnt it odd he did not deny it?
I can barely fucking understand what he said so I have no idea if he denied it or not.:-* #cmg
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
What if Freeman wasn't the only one showing up late or sleeping in meetings??
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
What if Freeman wasn't the only one showing up late or sleeping in meetings??
Big difference though. Mike was on IR, Freeman not.He is not required to attend meeting when on IR.
Blount, talib, and bennett all did too hate.
Something about this story stinks....not sure if it's PR or this "source" but NFLPA advises that he cannot be fined for missing meetings while on IR. So are we supposed to believe he's totalling $200k in fines by missing rehab treatment at 1 Buc?
agree, but isnt it odd he did not deny it?
You were expecting coherency or clarity in his internet response? ......ok :-* #cmg
lol, no but its not hard to say the fines are BS or to have his agent make a definitive statement
MWill has become the latest scape goat it seems for no logical reason that has any merit.
I felt like it wasn't clear in the story whether all of the $200k in fines occurred while he was on IR (which now seems to be impossible), or during the course of the year. Remember, the hamstring bothered him throughout 2013 - it's possible that he missed rehab (and/or meetings) before he was on IR. People here and elsewhere (Bucnation/PewterPlank) that have been critical of the story seem to be focusing on all the wrong parts of the story. It's not really about instagram, the total number of fines, etc. It's that the GM who paid him a lot of money and the HC who was there at the time seemed to think that his behavior was becoming a problem. That suggests to me that they saw links between what they were seeing off the field and what they were seeing on it (i.e. practice field, meeting rooms, etc.).
