Chris Kluwe just annihilated Nate Jackson

A. Isaac Senior Editor

Chris Kluwe 232x214 Chris Kluwe just annihilated Nate Jackson

Chris Kluwe, punter Minnesota Vikings.
Nate Jackson, tight end, former player for the Broncos.

Earlier this week, Kluwe took to his Twitter account to call out a select, few NFL players for the lockout situation. Specifically, he called Drew Brees and Peyton Manning “greedy douchebags“. Nate Jackson, a former player for the Broncos, who has written for Slate and the NY Times wrote a post on Deadspin ripping Kluwe.

An excerpt:

Punters are at the absolute bottom of the totem pole on an NFL roster, the very last man. If the team plane crashed on a deserted island, he’d be dinner as soon as the food ran out. Most of them know this and understand that it’s in their best interest to keep quiet.

Punters don’t get to call other players douchebags. Again, every other kicker in the league knows this, and keeps it all in perspective. Kluwe’s job, juxtaposed with the duties of his teammates, screams douchebaggery. And now Kluwe has compounded his lack of status by exposing himself as a turncoat.

Kluwe responded in kind with a post of his own on the website. Suffice it to say, Nate Jackson’s butthole is probably a little sore.

Let’s be honest here. Yes, I am a punter. Yes, I don’t run routes, or zone block, or cover receivers. Apparently, though, neither did you, which is the only explanation for your total lack of statistics. You, more than anyone else, should know what goes on during special teams, and yet your description of a special teams practice, while venomously hilarious, is quite inaccurate (or maybe you guys had a really crappy punter and you’re spot on, in which case, my condolences)

…So, Nate Jackson, while I respect your right to free speech (as apparently you don’t respect mine), I also respect my right to tell you to go jam a tackling dummy up your ass sideways for being a snake-tongued, shit-talking Internet tough guy asshole who is so far out of touch with reality that you have no idea just how privileged we are to play this game for ridiculous amounts of money.

I’m obviously not doing this justice by giving you excerpts, so read the whole thing if you get a chance. It’s quite entertaining–especially for a sports day that seems devoid of it.

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