Thank God at least one other local sports hero is taking a stand on the important issues of our time. (Assuming, of course, that Ira Newble doesn’t count.)
Yesterday Browns quarterback Brady Quinn told the Palm Beach Post he supports a new Florida law requiring high-school athletes to be tested for steroids. After all, he told writer Andrew Abramson, back in his own prep days he was tested. Yeah, it was, like, random and everything, too. “And I think it was good,” Brady said.
You can read on and be baffled by the astounding depth of Quinn’s insights, or you can just take our word for it: The best part of Abramson’s article is how his editors let him refer to his subject: “Dolphins Browns quarterback Brady Quinn.”
Seems Abramson and the Post, like many among the ‘Fins faithful, is still a tad heartbroken by the team’s dissing Quinn for Ted Ginn.
We just have to ask: Did you see this guy throw during minicamp? We’ve got ten bucks saying that when Quinn signs his contract, his pen overshoots the dotted line. – Jason Nedley
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2007.
How in the World can you denigrate what Ira Newble is trying to accomplish.He may not be a star,but perhaps the public would be shocked if they knew the impact Ira has had.Some of the big-name “stars”have contacted him or the Cavs to see if they can help(not LeBron of course).Ira is probably the brightest most socially concious athlete I have represented in my own 31 year career as an agent. You will see hundreds of Professional athletes in all sports joining in this effort.
You are either a racist or just didn’t really think about what you wrote.
Thanks for reading;good luck to the Cavs;they are a very classy organization.
Steve Kauffman
If you’re saying Quinn supports drug-testing, I’m with that. But throwing that off-comment in about Ira Newble was simply out of line. I’ve followed his story and seen the courage and responsibility of an athlete in the mold of Muhammed Ali and Arthur Ashe. Newble’s actually rallying athletes from all the leagues to help stop needless killing, rape and castration. This is on-going work – far more than a sentence about drug-testing – and deserving of appropriate encouragement.