Unacceptable.
Don Jones, a defensive back for the Miami Dolphins has been fined by the league and suspended by his team for tweeting a one-word, negative comment about the drafting of Michael Sam in this year’s NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
Shortly after Sam was selected, Jones tweeted “Horrible”, and it was confirmed that he was in fact referring to the draft selection. The tweet was shortly taken down, and the general manager of the Dolphins had this to say about the situation:
I was disappointed in those comments. That’s not what we stand for as an organization. The draft weekend is the culmination for so many players of their lifetime achievement of their dream to achieve their goal. For Michael Sam, for all the other players, it’s such a great celebration as they begin their future.
Jones later apologized for the tweet, but it pales in comparison to the damage the public opinion of the Dolphins’ locker room has suffered in the past year. Last year, Richie Incognito’s bullying of teammate Jonathan Martin–which included repeated and abusive racial slurs–had the Dolphins in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
