“Show me the money.” A line made famous by Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character in Cameron Crowe’s 1996 drama Jerry Maguire. But while a fictional depiction of a modern day athlete’s perspective on professional sports, it’s also a realistic portrayal of an NFL mindset bordering on absurd.
NFL football players earn their money. I’ve made my opinion on that abundantly clear, and as recent as a few weeks ago, did so regarding the travails of one Russell Wilson. But what we’ve also seen in those same recent years, and more so in recent weeks with Seattle’s Kam Chancellor, is a mindset so befuddling it leaves me scratching beyond my head, and looking for another’s to dig-in on.