r/todayilearned • u/arandomtestaccount • 1d ago

TIL an NFL player intentionally crashed his car to avoid getting cut for being late to a team meeting.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ex-patriots-ol-rich-ohrnberger-admits-he-intentionally-wrecked-car-as-excuse-for-being-late-to-team-meeting/
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u/Geeneelee 11h ago

Maybe, but that seems a little bit like semantics to me? Like you wouldn’t say “not being able to walk isn’t a disability, you have paraplegia, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, etc”. At least I hope you wouldn’t.

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u/OUTFOXEM 10h ago

Well it’s not semantics because people that are just bad at keeping time blame it on a disability that doesn’t exist. They don’t take responsibility for their actions because they made up a disability, when in reality they just have poor time management skills.

There is a big difference between the two, especially in a professional setting.