Clay Matthews a racist?

by DreKeem on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM CDT

I am (this news could change my opinion) a big supporter of drafting Matthews should he be available, but this is very disturbing. The steroid report doesn't bother me, it was obviously an illegit report (you still don't fool me Cushing, your on something).

However, confirmed reports of racism do.

USC OLB Clay Matthews reportedly created a Facebook group during his junior season called "White Nation," which showed a photo of an African American baby in handcuffs.
Under the picture was a caption saying "arrest black babies before they become criminals." It also said "This group is not for the faint of heart. All members are athletes of Caucasion descent. We are just doing our duty of protecting the Arian brotherhood." Brian Cushing, K David Buehler, and former Redskins draft pick Dallas Sartz joined the group. The athletic dept. billed the group as a joke. Matthews later issued a formal apology.

(From Rotoworld)

A joke you say? Those kids aren't idiotic enough to think of something as serious as that as a joke. They obviously fully believed what they were saying (granted, opinions of people can change overtime... for some).

For me, if Matthews hasn't changed at all, this throws up major red flags and I'd avoid him at all costs. However, he's not been known to be a disruption in the locker room (which... I would assume just maybe, being a racist would cause).

Unlike the steroid report, this has been confirmed and Matthews even admitted the wrongdoing. But it's easy to say your sorry and hard to be sincere when you have feelings like this.

How much does this report change your opinion of drafting Matthews, if at all?

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IF it's true

I want no part of him, lol, this is the NFL most guys playing are black…deal w/ it.

by wiseonekms on Apr 17, 2009 6:49 PM CDT reply actions

WOW...

Now I sincerely hope that Jenkins falls to us, to me this is worse than the rumored steroids, because it shows alot of hate and bigotry. I can take steroids because of greed and such, but when you exhibit these feelings, I don’t want you anywhere near my team.

by chrisjay84 on Apr 17, 2009 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

guys

its not tru…its all a joke

http://forums.rotoworld.com/index.php?showtopic=127888

^ wut rotoworld guys say about it

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Apr 17, 2009 6:54 PM CDT reply actions

turns out

this is an inside joke in the USC locker room b/w Sedrick Ellis and the other white guys: Cushing and Matthews. Man, if it’s just a joke, it’s kinda funny and shouldn’t be an “indication” of this guy’s character. My friends and I joke all the time, and yes sometimes it involves race, it’s normal, not malicious. I change my stance, it’s clearly a joke and shouldn’t take away even slightly from his draft status. I’m 22, i dunno how old the rest of u guys are, but our generation is sooooo loose when it comes to racial jokes and stuff. I’m sure Matthews is no different.

by wiseonekms on Apr 17, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions

Same here

I’m a college student as well and my two best friends are Mexican and we make “beaner” jokes all the time with eachother, including on facebook. I really doubt this means anything negative about Matthews, and this is coming from a guy who doesn’t want to draft him anyway.

One thing is for certain and if any of you guys used to play football back in high school (or college) like I did you know, the least racist white guys on earth are the ones who spend all their time practicing and hanging out with a largely black football team. Matthews and Cushing depend on black teammates every day, and trust me, if any of the black guys on USC’s team thought it was in any way serious there would have been a much bigger uproar than this, problems would have started on and off the field. Put this two year old news story to sleep and move on.

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by last texans fan on Apr 17, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Meh...

That was a tshirthell shirt. Just humor. If you want to be offended some more go to www.tshirthell.com.

I submitted a shirt idea and they used it (got $200 and 10 free shirts from them for it) – look for “the black man is keeping me down.” Doesn’t make me a racist and certainly doesn’t effect where i’ll be drafted…

by WhiskeyR on Apr 18, 2009 10:08 AM CDT reply actions

Points well taken

I’ll be the first to admit I make racist jokes among my friends (indian, black, asian, chinese, white, mexican, all of em), but I’ve never taken one this far, so I was surprised. I should have taken a step back before rushing into these ideas. Thanks guys.

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Still waiting...

by DreKeem on Apr 18, 2009 12:02 PM CDT reply actions

I certainly hope it was a joke

…but it was monumentally stupid of Matthews, who probably knew he had a good shot at the NFL and all the scrutiny that comes with it, to do this on facebook.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Apr 19, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions

if it drops his stock its good

i would love to see him there at 15, and this might help that happen, even if its a joke

by m1ccal on Apr 19, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions

Honestly...

I stopped paying attention when you acted like Matthews wasn’t on steroids. Not that I even care, but let’s not be blind to (a) the realities of steroid use at big time programs and (b) Matthews physical development over the last few years.

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Apr 21, 2009 7:25 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not pretending to know shit about what he takes to boost his performance

But I refuse to give any credit to a report that has been proven false and was probably used just to garner attention. And so far, that’s the only report that has come up about his possible steroid use.

I’m not blind to substance abuse in professional sports. But that doesn’t mean I have to assume that everyone’s doing it.

"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady

Still waiting...

by DreKeem on Apr 21, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions