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Duke WR, Connor Vernon, seems to really "get it" when it comes to the NFL's rigid racial policies with concern to "player comparisons"...
From NFL.com...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...onner-vernon-im-not-wes-welker-or-eric-decker
Meanwhile, here is screenshot of NFL.com’s analysis of Vernon. Notice the ubiquitous, for-whites-only term, “sneaky,” has been thrown in for good measure…
Aside from his on-field talent, he seems like a bright kid and judging by these comments, he’s doesn’t seem to fit the “Aww, Shucks Boy Scout” stencil that all white athletes are drawn with...
CAPTION: The Black-Humiliating Machine
From NFL.com...
How can a single player be compared to Denver Broncos wide receivers Wes Welker and Eric Decker when their skill sets aren't exactly similar? Conner Vernon says it's all about complexion.
"It's funny how, nowadays, you're just comparing race to race here," the Duke wide receiver recently told USA Today's Mike Garafolo. "Aside from my skin color, I don't see where they got that assumption."
Welker is a 5-foot-9, 185-pound slot receiver. Decker stands 6-3, 218 pounds and is a physical option on the outside. Vernon splits the difference at 6-0,196 pounds. He's not as big as Decker, but he doesn't h
ave Welker's quickness.
This isn't a first. The quarterback position has gone through this for years.
Vernon finished his career as the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards. He'd love to be compared to Welker and Decker because of the numbers he puts up as a player. Right now, Vernon just doesn't see it.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...onner-vernon-im-not-wes-welker-or-eric-decker
Meanwhile, here is screenshot of NFL.com’s analysis of Vernon. Notice the ubiquitous, for-whites-only term, “sneaky,” has been thrown in for good measure…
Aside from his on-field talent, he seems like a bright kid and judging by these comments, he’s doesn’t seem to fit the “Aww, Shucks Boy Scout” stencil that all white athletes are drawn with...
CAPTION: The Black-Humiliating Machine
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