Landlord
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There's a lot more being brought up and alluded to than just that specific incident in 1996.
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There's a lot more being brought up and alluded to than just that specific incident in 1996.
Mierin
Assistant Coach
I don't think many here have sided with anyone. But the Fox Sports writer thinks sexual assault is okay.
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B.B. Hemingway
All-American
As disgusting as the original act was, and as damning as the cover/smear is, I still find it hilarious that this race baiting Shaun King is some how suggesting that Peyton's ENTIRE reputation is built on lies.... That's such bullsh#t.... Peyton was in the wrong, but he seems to have grown into a respectable person, and has been a great ambassador for the NFL....
Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
Mierin
Assistant Coach
The article was good up until:
Starting to get really sick of these writers saying it's okay since he was young, or that it was a locker room prank. Again, IF he did it, he then went on to ruin her career 8-9 years later based on lies, out of revenge, at the "young" age of 27.
Sometimes this stuff is forgivable if the person shows remorse or pays the penalty for it. IF he did it, he has done neither of those things.
The author wrote a bunch of good stuff and then decided to be an idiot, just like the fox sports guy.
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teachercd
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zoogs
Assistant Coach
http://deadspin.com/how-tennessee-s-sexual-harassment-allegations-caught-up-1759118435?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
To date, Peyton's chosen the route of pawning off responsibility, sneaking in some snide last words, and burying the issue. He seems woefully backwards in grasping concepts of gender equality (to be fair, this was 2002) and repeatedly hid behind brother Cooper's own penchant for mooning -- going so far as to suggest Cooper would have personally mooned the lady and isn't that great. Peyton is no victim and this is not something that is happening to him -- so much as it is his own words, having been largely forgotten, coming back to roost.
Given the power imbalance present in such an environment and the alignment of all the forces around protecting one side, it would be shocking if this didn't happen on a much wider scale. Certainly Peyton isn't the only athlete or administrator who have conveniently been able to avoid facing responsibility for inappropriate actions or responses they chose to employ on the effectively voiceless.
Peyton could still redeem himself with an unequivocal apology (both for actions, and attitudes expressed). He could be an example, not an anti-example, in a time where we're all taking issues such as this much more seriously and looking to our best institutions for corrective measures. He can make a positive, if belated impact. Hope we demand nothing less of him. Not many people get this many chances to think through a response and pick the right way to define what kind of man he wants to be.
I like the treatment Deadspin gave here.
To date, Peyton's chosen the route of pawning off responsibility, sneaking in some snide last words, and burying the issue. He seems woefully backwards in grasping concepts of gender equality (to be fair, this was 2002) and repeatedly hid behind brother Cooper's own penchant for mooning -- going so far as to suggest Cooper would have personally mooned the lady and isn't that great. Peyton is no victim and this is not something that is happening to him -- so much as it is his own words, having been largely forgotten, coming back to roost.
Given the power imbalance present in such an environment and the alignment of all the forces around protecting one side, it would be shocking if this didn't happen on a much wider scale. Certainly Peyton isn't the only athlete or administrator who have conveniently been able to avoid facing responsibility for inappropriate actions or responses they chose to employ on the effectively voiceless.
Peyton could still redeem himself with an unequivocal apology (both for actions, and attitudes expressed). He could be an example, not an anti-example, in a time where we're all taking issues such as this much more seriously and looking to our best institutions for corrective measures. He can make a positive, if belated impact. Hope we demand nothing less of him. Not many people get this many chances to think through a response and pick the right way to define what kind of man he wants to be.
Apathy
All-American
Another former player comes forward and clears Peyton. This is why you shouldn't jump to conclusions and judgements based on a one sided story before getting ALL of the facts.
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/03/01/peyton-manning-jamie-naughright-1996-incident-greg-johnson-voicemail
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Husker John
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