Football for many is a brotherhood, and when you disrespect a brother, it doesn’t go well for you. ESPN.com is reporting that when you talk ill about a teammates fallen brother you lose big time. Read these ridiculous insensitive comments by booster Rick Jaklitsch.
“As much as we hate to say this, Jordan didn’t do what Jordan was supposed to do,” Jaklitsch told The Diamondback. “A trainer like [Maryland athletic trainer] Wes Robinson thinks a kid’s properly hydrated and runs a drill set up for kids that are properly hydrated, and when the kid didn’t drink the gallon he knew he had to drink, that’s going to send the wrong signal to the person running the drill.”
After those comments player weren’t thrilled to see that Mr.Jaklitsch was going to be a passenger on their team flight to Michigan and they quickly let it be known.
Rick Jaklitsch, an attorney from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, had been set to travel with the Terrapins football team to Michigan on Friday. But when players saw his name on the passenger manifest, they became outraged, sources said, and told athletics staffers, including Cheryl Harrison, who is Maryland’s senior associate athletic director and chief development officer. Jaklitsch was informed he wouldn’t be traveling with other boosters and the team.
I’m glad the players stood up for themselves and fallen teammate, but am disgusted the adults getting paid lots of money didn’t think to stand up for their players in that way. These programs ask a lot of the players physically and mentally day in and day out, the least they could do is keep scumbags who disrespect the team and players as far away as possible. Rest in Peace Jordan McNair.