If you're lucky enough to land a job that gets you into an NFL game
for free, part of the deal is that you're not permitted to pester the
Gods In Attendance for autographs, photographs, loans, fathering of
children, et cetera. You're all here to do a job, and part of that
involves being somewhat professional in the execution of your duties. So it's no surprise, then, that Reliant Stadium didn't look too kindly on two of its security guards posing for pictures with Tom Brady
after Sunday's Texans-Patriots game. Christopher Moore and Joel Williams caught Brady as he was headed to the team bus after his
media duties, and asked him for a quick snap. Brady complied, but
immediately afterward, Williams told KHOU and the hammer dropped. “Immediately
after I took the picture, I got ran down by a supervisor,” Williams
said.
“They didn’t really give a reason. They said, you know, you’re
wrong and you’re fired."
Contemporary Services Corporation, which handles staffing for Texans games, released a statement to KHOU which
read: "It is strictly against CSC policy for its employees to request
photos or autographs from players. CSC stands by its decision to
terminate the two employees who violated this policy.” Williams
said he was already done with his duties for the day. Moore employed the
"others do it, why can't we?" angle. Neither approach worked.
As
annoying as the NFL's do-not-look-the-players-in-the-eye-you-peasants
stance is for employees, it's understandable; if players had to run a gauntlet of
autograph- and photo-seeking employees every time they stepped out of
the locker room, nothing would ever get done. And the last thing you
want your security detail to be is starstruck. It's reminiscent of the
2012 American League Division Series, when two Maryland state troopers drew heat for asking Yankees Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher for autographs.
And hey, it could've been worse. They could've tried to get a picture with Bill Belichick. That could've ended in blood. I honestly don't agree with what they did because they signed the contract and they don't really need a picture of they love it every single week!
That's horrible and mean, I believe he should get a second chance.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the contract should be more lenient, like "You can get a picture with only one player per season, so choose wisely."
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you... they did sign a contract
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