Re: How the heck did he go from getting dunked

Several things call his character into question:

-Complaining that he wasn't treated fairly by multiple coaches (Dabo in college, and O'Brien in Houston)
-Calling Clemson University racist, with an oppressive environment, for having names like Tillman Hall and Calhoun Honors College
-Having a significant number of missed practices with the Texans for non-injury reasons
-Threatening to hold out if the Texans didn't give him the contract he demanded

I don't doubt that he is nice most of the time, but that doesn't mean that he can't also be a jerk. We obviously don't know the details of this latest news story. Honestly though, does it matter? He's a well paid professional athlete, which means he's a role model whether he likes it or not. He's also a Christian, which means that he should hold himself to a higher standard.

Based on what I've seen, Nuk has a lot of growing up to do. I hope these situations are a departure from his normally polite and respectful personality, and not how he normally treats people who he disagrees with.

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Re: Well, there's a lot of evidence based on his public actions.

Oct 26, 2020, 2:16 PM

I just addressed his thoughts on Dabo and his reasoning in the post above. Based on comments since then about Dabo and the program I think those feelings are long gone.

Bill O'Brien is an idiot. Nuk got off of the sinking ship by creating a wall between himself and his coach the aforementioned "idiot".

Nuk was not the only person making those statements, but he was the most notable. I hate that he felt that way if he did, but I'm not sure that it makes him a jerk to join in with tons of people who were clamoring for the names to be removed from campus.

If the reasons for missed practices were not stated and did not negatively affect his relationship with his teammates then it is wrong to determine that he was out of line.

Athletes hold out all the time. Nuk should not be vilified for the same behavior. Maybe Dak Prescott should have held out instead of accepting the franchise tag. Nuk either wanted to get paid a ton of money to put up with O'Brien's garbage or he wanted out of town. He ended up getting the money and the plane ticket after negotiating his own contract with the Cardinals.

Being a professional athlete does not make giving someone the finger any different than you or I doing it. It's wrong either way, but not a major deal. If he does it on the field, that's a different story.

What frustrates me is everyone on the board making Nuk the easy target for things that are changing that they don't like. He is outspoken and has said some negative stuff regarding Clemson and now everybody makes him out to be an absolutely terrible person.

I will stand by my statement that if his teammates love him, he must be doing what he needs to do on a regular basis. Dabo also speaks highly of him whenever he is mentioned, which means any issues there have been put to bed as well.

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