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Jp2 tosses "Da Prince" into a cold tub. Prince not happy.
"You gotta stand up for yourself man!"
WARNING: Language
VuMee
"You gotta stand up for yourself man!"
WARNING: Language
VuMee
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Random thought from a pure speculation standpoint: The Giants have had a run of injuries along the defensive line and I had the thought that perhaps they might be a trade partner for the Patriots if they were seeking help. Maybe Tom Coughlin dipping into his old BC background and seeing if a change of scenery might bring out the best in Ron Brace? At times in training camp, Brace has looked very good, but there simply might not be room for him on the Patriots' roster.
The victim of the prank (or whatever it was) also has addressed the situation, presumably choosing his words carefully because he’s under contract for several more years. “Yeah, um, well, I mean, I just don’t get it. I don’t understand the rules,” Amukamara told Garafolo. “I mean, I’m not a rookie anymore, so I don’t know why I’m getting thrown in the tub. I know it’s all love.”
If that’s love, we’d hate to see, you know, hate.
Apparently, Amukamara has been a regular target for hazing or harassment or whatever the appropriate word is. He said he landed in the cold tub eight times last year, and he had his shirt and tie cut. Garafolo writes that players have been trying to get Amukamara to “develop an edge.”
As to the latest incident, Amukamara is confused as to the reason for the dunking. “I don’t think I did [anything to provoke it],” Amukamara said. “I don’t think I did. Ask them.”
Nah make him serve the 4 games playing for the browns...maybe he'll understand what he has after that.A four-game suspension for JPP should do the trick.
Apparently, this has happened before, many times. [Amukamara] estimated eight times last year, and he also had his clothes cut up. Amukamara is not a rookie anymore, and this isn’t some sort of welcome-to-the-NFL deal (though even those sorts of tie-you-to-the-goalpost pranks should have gone out with leather helmets). This is a second-year player, a contributor, and the big kids are picking on him. It’s recess, and the Giants CB is the weaker kid getting his pants pulled down for everyone to laugh at.
It’s also sad. You can dress it up how you want, but that’s what it is. Maybe Amukamara did something to deserve it. Maybe he hasn’t shown the respect necessary to be in an NFL locker room (whatever that means). Maybe he hasn’t learned to be a pro. Maybe he mouths off to the veterans. Maybe it’s a Full Metal Jacket-type thing, where he’s hurt the unit. But this isn’t a life-and-death situation. And whatever he hasn’t learned, I don’t know that he’ll learn it by his eighth tumble in a bucket of ice.
What is the lesson they are trying to teach him? And is this the way to do it?
“It’s you vs. eight and no one’s helping you.” What part of team-building is that? How does humiliating a player in front of a nation — and uploading the video just to be sure we all see it — make the Giants a better team? How does it make them closer? How does it make Amukamara a better teammate or person? How is it any different from what doing something that your mom would’ve grounded you for?
It’s hazing, and it’s very far from being right. It’s bullying, just using a different word.
I hope this doesn't turn into a big deal. It happens at every NFL team (just watch Hard Knocks) and should be kept internal. Nobody is getting hurt minus some feelings.
I would not be a fan of any Pats big guy who year after year picked on a far smaller player embarrassing him in front of the team. I'd like to think that coaches and vet leaders here keep horseplay in bounds. This repeated dunking of The Prince is out of bounds.
I agree if it's true. Hopefully Coughlin will take care of it and I'd be surprised if he didn't know about happening repeatedly.
I hope this doesn't turn into a big deal. It happens at every NFL team (just watch Hard Knocks) and should be kept internal. Nobody is getting hurt minus some feelings.
Coughlin is upset but moreso about not keeping it in house. He apparently thought he made it clear to them before camp that he didn't want their business or their antics featured on social media. The part he hasn't seemed to grasp yet is the negative message being sent by members of a league doing PSA's about bullying and harassment.