bmorepunk":j7tmq3ib said:
SoulfishHawk":j7tmq3ib said:
TB12, Tiger Woods and his clothing line, Air Jordan, Rodgers/Mahomes State Farm commercials, Cam Newton and his yogurt commercials, years and years of Peyton Manning on commercials etc. Sports stars have been trademarking and working on their brand and endorsements forever. But, as usual, this will somehow equate to Russ not caring about football enough :?
I'm not a Tom Brady fan (mostly because I just hate seeing the same people win a lot, it's less fun), but I'm sure the misogyny ("it's her fault") directed towards Ciara was similar with a lot of fans and his high-profile spouse.
If you want a top QB but can't handle the fact that they have a top-QB marketing/public profile situation, you don't want a top QB. This has been the situation for decades, we've just never been lucky enough to have one of these dudes on the team.
I don't think anyone has/would have a problem with Russ doing State Farm (or whatever) commercials
To me though, I think the disconnect comes from how he presented himself in the early years (the childrens hospital stuff, his clichéd canned robotic responses, etc)
People bought the myth that Russ was something almost unhuman and superhero like. The guy might be a better salesman than a QB....he's good!
Now that we see he is a normal regular dude, just as prone to imperfections in character like the rest of us, it doesnt match the pedestal that many put him on.