[JJJ]

Before drawing conclusions about the Ty Montgomery incident, be sure to read his side of the story.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...815217002/

Thanks for posting this. It's funny. Because I've followed Montgomery for so long -- I still remember how excited I was watching his high school highlights as I wrote a blurb about his commitment, probably back in 2010 -- my first thought was for how this was going to affect him. We live in a world where criticism from fans can be very public. Once upon a time an athlete would make an error on the field and hear boos from the stands, now those boos are sent to his or her inbox. If you follow him on Twitter, you know that Montgomery has clearly made an effort to engage with the Green Bay community. It's unfortunate that he's feeling such heat for this, and even more unfortunate that it's being fueled by an anonymous teammate.

It's also unfair to Ty that none of the other stories quoted this part of his response which was in the USA Today piece:

“At that point in time, I stood where I always stood, I had a returnable ball,” he said. “So I made a split-second decision, I don’t know if this is going to land on the goal line. So I’m not going to take a knee on the goal line, at the half-yard line and take a chance at putting the game in the ref's hands. Unfortunately, I ended up fumbling the football. I don’t think we’d be having this conversation if I didn’t fumble the football because we know how good our two-minute offense is.

[JJJ]

Before drawing conclusions about the Ty Montgomery incident, be sure to read his side of the story.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...815217002/

Thanks for posting this. It's funny. Because I've followed Montgomery for so long -- I still remember how excited I was watching his high school highlights as I wrote a blurb about his commitment, probably back in 2010 -- my first thought was for how this was going to affect him. We live in a world where criticism from fans can be very public. Once upon a time an athlete would make an error on the field and hear boos from the stands, now those boos are sent to his or her inbox. If you follow him on Twitter, you know that Montgomery has clearly made an effort to engage with the Green Bay community. It's unfortunate that he's feeling such heat for this, and even more unfortunate that it's being fueled by an anonymous teammate.

It's also unfair to Ty that none of the other stories quoted this part of his response which was in the USA Today piece:

“At that point in time, I stood where I always stood, I had a returnable ball,” he said. “So I made a split-second decision, I don’t know if this is going to land on the goal line. So I’m not going to take a knee on the goal line, at the half-yard line and take a chance at putting the game in the ref's hands. Unfortunately, I ended up fumbling the football. I don’t think we’d be having this conversation if I didn’t fumble the football because we know how good our two-minute offense is.