northwinds said:FootballDad said:From a pure ethnicity standpoint, he could be as white as any other player that we follow here on Caste Football, but his "style" is at odds with what we would typically find in a white player. The extensive tatoos also make him look more like Shawn Merriman than Jason Witten.
So now blond Jeremy Shockey is black because he has tatoos....and Sam Bradford and Danny Woodhead are "not white" because they have some Injun blood in them.....geez......we're gonna be down to the Mannings and Welker to cheer for.....LOL
The rule of thumb here has always been that we root for the athletes we want, with no "litmus test." There's always going to be a gray area between players who are clearly white and those who clearly aren't. Personally, I root for Shockey but havenever likedhis style,and have rooted for Tedy Bruschi and others of mixed race backgroundwho conduct themselves well. If you want to root for Hernandez that's fine and it should be respected by everyone else here.