Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Burning Bush

Reggie Bush has been all over the news these past couple weeks with his inopportune, and poorly timed tweets. Is this once prized athelete self-destructing, or is all this being blown out of proportion?


The once highly touted prospect from USC is on FIRE lately with his "comedic" tweets. Clearly someone hasn't told Bush he has millions of followers that scrutinize, and hang on his every tweet. Bush is a big time athlete, and still has all the potential in the world. He claims his tweets are a joke, but they sum up this athlete's current state of mind (see his tweets on the left side of the page).

While Drew Brees is paying for staff, condiments, and other expenses for teammates to meet at Tulane and hold voluntary unpaid workouts, Bush is busy tweeting about his "vacationing experience" during the NFL lockout. One would think with his recent injury problems, the backlash from media and fans, and his recent production on the field Bush would be motivated to right the ship. Instead, the drafting of Mark Ingram by the New Orleans Saints has apparently motivated Bush to kick back, relax, and rattle off temper tantrum comedic-style tweets aimed at the Saints, football, and whoever else gets in his way. Bush has all the physical tools to be an stud player in the NFL, but with the jury still out on him, and his dedication in question, Bush hasn't helped his case this off-season by turning into a comedic-angry tweeter who tweets with his heart, and not with his head.

I'm not accusing Bush of not working out, nor am I judging Bush as an athlete. All I'm saying is maybe Bush should think about what he tweets out to the millions of fans, news media members, and sports figures that follow him.

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