Flagging, old media, tits and ass magazine Sports Illustrated recently had a contest that would allow fans to pick the best sports moment of 2011 and have it featured on the magazine’s last cover of the year.
Kelly Slater winning his 11th ASP World title was up for that spot, along with a soccer player named Lionel Messia, Yankees player Derek Jeter, but the cover apparently went to football player named Eric LeGrand who was paralyzed when he used his head to tackle a guy returning a kick off and has finally returned to the sidelines in a wheelchair, according to a story in the Orlando Sentinel.
On a snowy Oct. 29, he led the Rutgers football team onto the field for the first time since his accident during the opening moments of the Scarlet Knights’ game against West Virginia. He was surrounded by his teammates and coaches. . . That moment has been voted as Sports Illustrated’s Best Moments of 2011 by the fans.
We’re not really sure what it says about SI’s readership when the world’s greatest athlete gets snubbed in favor of a guy who broke his neck plowing head-first into a kick return specialist. Then again, it’s only print. And who reads that anymore anyway, aside from fans of college football, apparently?
[Link: The Orlando Sentinel]
Paralysis the best moment in sports? Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?
Ironic that the pads and helmets are meant to stop high impact injuries, yet if NFL players didn’t wear them (like Rugby players) then that sort of high impact tackle wouldn’t be an option….
Oh and also, wtf… Slater Deserved that cover :/
Yes, yes, I agree with the post and the other comments, and only have this to add…
WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, ANYWAY?
Personally, I don’t think Slater need to be on the cover of a mag for JOCKS.
1 for what M2 wrote: “Sports Illustrated”? pf!
But i wouldn’t comment if it wasn’t for this:
“a soccer player named Lionel MessiA”? Ah, c’mon, really? That much ignorance for the most popular sport in the world?
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