Only in America, where there used to be real, chattel slavery, would someone set to be paid $10.72 million this year say
he was in "slavery."Vikings running back Adrian Peterson compared NFL owners' treatment of players to "modern-day slavery," according to an online interview published Tuesday by Yahoo! Sports....
When discussing other players feeling the same way, Peterson said: "It's modern-day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too... ."
Not even other football players are buying it.
Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant took exception to Peterson's comment, writing on Twitter: "Their is unfortunately actually still slavery existing in our world. Literal modern day slavery. That was a very misinformed statement." ...
Saints fullback Heath Evans said he agrees with most of the Twitter responses about Peterson, which have been mostly negative.
"We are all blessed to even strap a helmet on in this league!" Evans tweeted.
Adrian, you are being paid more in one season than even a Milwaukee school teacher will make in a lifetime, and you say your work, which you freely chose and leave anytime, is
slavery? Bub, you're being paid millions to
play a game! Get a little perspective, please. No wait, make that a
lot of perspective.
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