Sure he could release him but he would still have to pay the guaranteed money in the contract and I am sure another team would be glad to pick him up. This is way different. You must be logged in to leave a comment. and no rap music. Love the fact that Cam doesnt have any, but it is certainly not up to Mr. Richardson to dictate this. Now obviously an athlete will have a little more trouble hiding these things because of the locker room, but Richardson made a request, Newton, as a man (and if they are men here, they are men when they make a mistake too), can follow that request or ignore it. Just as long as it isnt in the form of a threat or ultimatum. Speaking to an interview he explained: I dont have tattoos because I donate blood very often. But you cant do EVERYTHING you want. My boss wont let me have visible tats or piercings (I work for a bank, where I am a member of senior management). Its a legitimate choice. That could be construed to be a health and safety issue, particularly in a contact sport. Hell, I took my mother-in-law to get her 1st tattoo for her 60th birthday. I dont want to see a league where guys that have tattoos are only allowed to be on certain teams because the owners deemed tattoos to be bad for business. I normally dont get into issues like this and have no hint of racist blood in my body (heck, my wife is white lol).The problem I have with this article is that I am sure the same questions werent asked about Gabbert by Richardson. This is pretty standard. EvalAngell 7 years ago #11 While I can't tell you which players don't have tattoos, I can tell you that offensive linemen always have the worst ones. You meant isnt in the last sentence, phaktor. LMAO @ mrmilstead, havent seen a comment that good in a while. Each do it different, but that is the end goal. If Cam decides to get a piercing or tat, Im sure he will. The employer has a right to spend their money on a person who looks presentable. If Cam really wants a tat that badresign from the team. By the way does anyone have a problem with Clay Matthews have long hair and tats? Aug 24, 2011 9:30 AM The easy solution is to remove non-visible piercings when you put on the uniform. I dont. Some are police officers who are willing to take a bullet to protect your stupid a##. I think the owner has the right but I dont see how it helps your team win games. I have also placed him on the mythical collegiate, Mt. Everybody has made good points in this discussion. Such is life. And the 29-year-old has an equally impressive tattoo collection to match his amazing hands and electric speed. I think we are seeing more and more owners stay out of the football side of things. The notion that teams would try to make players into non-threatening billboards seems more than a little heavy-handed, even if its done in the name of growing the pie to the benefit of teams and players alike. You are the biggest herd of sheep I have ever seen. Richardson presumably wants him to do nothing that would potentially alienate the mainstream paying customers. Jerry is old school Plain and simple. But if Cam wants to go out and get a Tyson tat on his face and a superman style F*ck JR tattoo across his chest, Richardson wouldnt have any grounds to fine him or anything like that He could cut him, but thats the same with any team, piss the owner off and risk getting cut. You bring in the best people to help you win. Though Newton cant be disciplined for getting a tattoo or a piercing or multiple of either, Richardson has made his wishes clear and hed likely be unhappy if Newton defies them. Best comment of the day. This is absurd! im not a supporter of owner meddling in his employees personal time. I think its probably aimed at the Look at me persona that a lot of NFL players have adopted. I dont see what the big deal is. If Im getting paid millions of dollars to be a high profile leader in a company and represent that company publicly? most companies will take the angle that you can get em if you want, just dont show em at work, and i think thats fair. McDonalds can tell me pretty much the same thing. But I bet its not always the case with sponsors and advertisers and the business that pay to be affiliated with the team. that some of you morons mentioned. A direction to a single employee isnt a policy. The poll results are sad. Bicep Football Tattoos 3. There are huge differences, to be sure, but the same laws apply. You think you can go into a big firm and score a high paying job while sporting tatoos and peircings? Wearing tattoos is prohibited in his religion so he is not allowed to wear any. Thats just fact. I just wanna know why you cant tackle some fool by his hair if hes going to wear it hanging out so far. but when its their time (ie: off the clock), they let the arms show. no one cares about your jobs or your bosses rules This Baltimore Ravens fan is chronicling his team's 2021 season in a permanent way -- tattoos for every win. Operation Sports Forums > Football > Madden NFL Football > Madden Will work with any roster or draft class but doesn't have tattoos for any player without face scan. Who are their critics to say otherwise, nobody? No long hair, no facial hair, etc, and no one has a problem with that. In fact, instead of having fancy tattoos, he decides to help humanity. Of course teams have the right to at least request this. The first one relates to the pre-draft meeting between Richardson and quarterback Cam Newton. If my QB is spending any time under the needle for a superficial piece of body art instead of studying film or learning every positions responisibility on every single play than he is mismanaging his responsibilities as a professional and I wouldnt trust him as the leader of my franchise. SMHI wonder if he asked Blaine Gabbert the same thing during their visit. If he wants to cut all the players on the panthers with tattoos or piercings than he can tell Cam not to have any. As much as I DESPISE players using the slave term. WebDerek, or Derek Arthur Paggao-Ramsay, was born in Enfield, England on December 7, 1976 to British father Derek Ramsay Sr. See Derek Ramsay full list of movies and tv shows from their career. As a citizen in the corporate world, if I wear tattoos, I can rest assured there are jobs I will never be allowed to fill especially if I face the public in any capacity. He is one of the few footballers without tattoos. Come to think of it, Ive seen far more whites with tattoos and piercings falling off their bodies than I have blacks. tats are so common if he held the rest of the team to that rule he would have a lot of roster spots to fill . Hes an extremely handsome man, and with a little success on the field, can parlay that into a lucrative marketing deal. I said, Do you have any tattoos? Richardson told Rose. Okay so I agree with the whole no visible tattoos in the normal workplace but the NFL is a lot different you dont apply for a team like you do in a normal job youre DRAFTED so I think the players can look however they want to and not have to pay the price because they got selected to a team with a strict coach. Correct, no different, but still stupid. The reality is if Newton is playing top-level ball, Jerry isnt going to say jack-sh!t to him about his appearance, much less bench him for it. How some of you idiots turned this into a race/slavery issue is beyond me. You must appeal to your demographic. And if I got them, and suddenly was let go, can I really say my rights have been infringed upon? - owners of sports teams seek out particular players because of their talent and therefore those players have the power to say whether or not they will adhere to any dress code that is set out. Cam Newton doesn't have any tattoos on his body, and his ears are unpierced. (Peppers) And I think by all accounts hes a model citizen but thats just me. Teams should let players know what they expect form their players, and if the players get tatoos then they should know that their owner frowns on it. Call it what you want. However, what Cam does with his body outside the realm of being in shape, keeping himself healthy and making sure he is prepared to lead the team effectively, is none of the owners business. It is up to them, however, I have higher opinions of players who choose not to get tattoos or piercings. Most employers have some sort of dress code employees must stick to-even our military when it comes to tattoos and piercings. Ya know, ol JR has been given a pass before when he berated a player in a meeting. Sounds like a real bigot. On the other hand, the fact that THIS was the first thing the owner asked his new player about may show why this franchise has gone downhill so quickly. If not, than hes way out of line. Grant Hill 5. The winner has been LEAKED, Cristiano Ronaldo scores STUNNING first-half hat trick for Al Nassr as he totals 2 HAT-TRICKS IN 3 GAMES. Ex Barcelona Pep Guardiola boss reflected on why Andreas Iniesta does not wear any tattoo, Iniesta doesnt die his hair, he does not wear earrings and he hasnt got any tattoos. To everyone that keeps talking about my companys policy handbook has thisThis doesnt apply to this situation because Cam is being singled out. I dont have tattoos or any piercings, and I would like to keep it that way. But Earrings denote immaturity. If teams want shrink the talent pool they pick from then all the power too them. If the bank guaranteed me 22 million bucks in exchange for not mutilating my body, im pretty sure im gonna take that deal. A guy who has size, strength and perfectly merges RB talent and elite passing skills. They trade 90% of their drafted prospects anyway, but the guys they do bring up go along because that is the standard in the locker room amongst the veterans. How many bankers have you come across with facial tattoos and lip rings? Web1. And as for the senile comments, hes made more money than the Beatles selling burgers and biscuits. First of all, there is no race issue here. Big Cat Richardson said he was aggressive in FREE AGENCY- Ha, signed NO ONE NEW-ran off Julius Peppers whom Chicago loves and traded for Gregg Olson which is not a free agency signing To dictate what a person can do is ok if you dont sell and make your HUGE PROFITS from Grease filled Bonjangles doublely fried chicken & Hardees Big Fat burgers which is cloggin up arteries in the south causing heart attacks & OBEeSITY- And he basically didnt get crap for his hardass stand in the CBA Cam Newton must be thinkin your players suck and no wonder this team sucks- he is smoke and mirrors- what he gonna say when they go 1-15? The only superstar duo without tattoos is Embiid and Simmonds. The difference is you can also go to another restaurant that allows tats and piercings. Carolina expects its players to look nice. Im not sure why NFL players should be any different. is. To all the posters that have said some variaton of if he doesnt like it, work somewhere else or I own a business and my employees do as they are told the guy was drafted. Truth is though, Richardson is doing Newton a favor. LeBron is covered in ink and he seems like an all around decent person (The Decision aside). That is fine. Most other teams expect to win. If this is Richardsons policy, why isnt the whole team held to this standard? How many would just harbor a disdain and not address it? just because you own a company/team, doesnt mean you can tell your employees to do whatever you want. 10 best NBA players who dont have tattoos. People forget that these guys work FOR the owners just like you work FOR your boss. Translation: Dont want to scare white people. If Cam doesnt like it he can work somewhere else, right? In the end it is Cams decision how idiotic he wants to make himself look. No one can reasonably claim that a tattoo on a players butt affects his appearance. Many business have dress codes and personal conduct codes. Pogba is freedomispopular says: this, however, is taking it a step further by dictating how cam can look when hes not at work. Allen Iverson crapped on all of the hard work of Jordan, Bird and Magic. Turning this into a race issue is completely absurd. They just want the most talented guys. But I believe what Richardson is doing is to save face and not create any unwarranted stereotypes or problems within his organization. In the NFL a player does not have that choice and therefore should not be forced into an image he does not want. Guy lost his mind, your paying him for his play, not to tell him what to wear.& way go Raiders!!! They dont have to work at the establishment. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Johnson was the preseason SEC player of the year in. Tattoos are the new mainstream. If Jerry wants the face of the Panthers to appear clean-cut, thats his right. If a potential employee doesnt agree with itthat is fine. He held up a photo of Steve Smith and said, Yeah, basically just dont be like this., Just take a look around the league If owners seriously considered only signing players who looked like choir boys they wouldnt even be able to field a team. Boy, a lot of people who werent there know for sure what was said and to whom it was said. He should be able to get tattoos, I mean look at major superstar athletes with tattoos. I suppose the argument here though is he isolated Cam when others on the Panthers have tatts. And I it was a strong request, not a demand. WebMiami Sports. Also, I doubt paying customers will care about any of that assuming TDs are being put on the board. If youre more concerned with your QBs looks than his dedication and hard-work, than that explains why you havent drafted a good one in as long as I can remember. Cam can choose to bag groceries instead of get paid 30 mil to play a game. Typically, when people like this state they that they think they are being reasonable, they are just demonstrating their desire for everyone to look and act the same way they do. Lighten up people. Despite winning everything in his career, Robert Lewandowski chooses to be humble and refuses to wear any tattoo on his body. I agree that this is both troubling and disturbing to say the least However, I have noticed that this is yet another example of the new corporate mentality that is being allowed to take over this country. Richardson doesnt care if Cam has a white girl, just not his grand daughter, ha ha. Those who choose not to abide by the new regulations will be subject to fines and other disciplinary action including the possibility of suspension. Super Bowl bound Beckham is said to have as many as 86 pieces of art on his body with all different meanings. Rushmore. As others have pointed out, the Yankees enforce a dress code for their players. If Newton doesnt like it, get them and let Richardson trade him for it. Artwork on his neck, arms and any area that is exposed outside of normal clothing and the uniform should be cool. The NBA is just now after 10 years starting to recover. cam wont get to draw that line. My job gets done the same whether I have hair like repunzel or Im completely bald, whether I have a collared shirt on or not, whether I have piercings or not, or whether I have tattoos or not. ' Richardson told Rose. (Ive always made sure my tattoos can be covered up when the need arises). In any job, you have to understand and be prepared to deal with the bosss personality quirks and pet peeves. Maybe their owner should focus more on the talent of the product on the field instead of what they look like. - He hired a latino hc, drafted an african american QB, and steve smith adores him(and he hates everybody). now with that said, i do agree that a no piercings/tatoos policy can hold up. No doubt, now that he has moved to play in the Chinese league, Newton isnt applying for a job at mcdonalds, he is applying for a seven figure job in one of the highest profile companies in the world. Nobut players should know what the owners like. From a business stand point Mr. Richardson is well within his rights to make that request. Back Football Tattoos 7. Why all the indignation because the owner wants the face of his franchise to be Wheaties cereal cover material? Learn how your comment data is processed. Seriously though, were talking about grown men who have families of their own yet Richardson wants to treat them like children. Umm I think hes paid to play be the face of the franchise and be a mentor to people..with that being said u can have tattoos and still be that..tattoos dont determine the kind of person you arelet JR frown about it I bet if he does get them and have good yrs doing his rookie contract he will get an new contract regardless..sometimes employees dont see eye to eye with there bosses anyway. I dont have any. I said, We want to keep it that way. . Is hard reset only way to salvage Jets QB dilemma? 3. Heck no. If your company says no tattos or No piercing it is a written policy. who careshe can run his business anyway he wantsthere are plenty of workplaces that dont allow tattoos or piercings. He seems like an all around great guy. Youd think a guy walking around with donated organs pumping through him would not be concerned with such trivial issues. He is one of the few footballers without tattoos as it prohibited in his religion Islam. No long hair, no facial hair, etc, and no one has a problem with that. Your poll question says telling players which is a problem. It is a joke people support such dumb rules to be enforced on someone. The New York Yankees have similar policies with being clean and neat looking. If my memory serves me correctly Jerry was a big supporter of the rooney rule. I have no issue with an employer enforcing a dress code, theyre paying you to be at work.
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