The chiefs fumbled, and that guy thought he should have been in, so they wouldn't have lost the ball. I believe that he is screaming, "just leave me in the game" like every play.

Why it's tolerated, not sure.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cause he's one of the best tight ends to ever play the game. Might be addressed in the off-season though.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago

Nah, the screaming is uncalled for no matter who you are. I don't care how many sports he balled.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Let's hope he doesn't Icarus the fuck out. It wasn't even close to his best season. The chiefs are doing this whole villains thing anyway. Maybe it gets them three in a row but I know if you even if you're just pretending to be a villian you start looking at yourself that way. It's just not sustainable.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

He brings in an enormous amount of money for the team and league. Make enough money and you can treat whoever you want, however you want. It's not morally right, but it's true.

[–] kiku123@feddit.de 6 points 9 months ago

It's tolerated because he's literally the best player in his position in the entire world (and one of the best in the history of the entire sport). What are the going to do? Get rid of him?

If you're not one of the best, the behavior is not tolerated as much.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Why it’s tolerated, not sure.

Andy Reid tolerated it because he knows that the violent psychopaths playing for him are hopped up on a variety of drugs and need to be cut a little slack.