NFL champions the idea of fostering healthy relationships between police officers and their small community partners by working together. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback, apparently didn’t get the memo.
King County, WA: The backup signal-caller was stopped Monday for drunk driving. The man was speeding at 96 mph, in a zone of 60 mph, and driving erratically. He even admitted to the officers that he had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel his Rolls Royce. After pulling him over, one officer said Smith accused him of “having a small d—k” and that he even threatened to physically harm the officers.
“I joked with him about how my wife thinks I work too much. Somehow, he said that’s because ‘you have a little d–k,’” one of the officers reported. “I said, wow, maybe that is the problem, then he said, ‘You have a little d–k, you have little d–k syndrome.’”
“I’ll f–k every one of y’all up,” Smith allegedly told officers. “You don’t want to see me out of these cuffs, you don’t want to know what will happen.”
Smith was in jail for about 7.5 hours before being released.
While it’s understandable that Smith was not in full control of his faculties at the time, it wasn’t a bad look for a team that prides itself in being a positive force in reconciliation. It’s also not a good look for Smith for a host of reasons, but then again, the NFL is a safe haven for those who run into trouble with the law (like Tyreek Hill and Josh Gordon).
Smith appears to be aware of the fact that he didn’t do right, evident by his tweet just after being released.
An arrest can tarnish your reputation and make it difficult to recover.
I’m asking all of you to hold back on judging me the same as you would do for a friend or family member.
I’ll have more to say down the road
& ask that you bare with me.— Geno (@GenoSmith3) January 11, 2022
Smith should do what is right and apologize. This will show that not only are cops human beings who can make errors when they enforce laws, but also that the NFL’s players care about unity. He will not be able to do so, and the NFL’s players in that area will lose all their credibility.
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