The NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith addressed graduating seniors from Maryland on Wednesday and invoked some music to help make his passionate point. Smith called on Gary Glitter’s Rock And Roll (Part II) and asked those in attendance to sing along.
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The result? The AP and SB Nation DC used the word “awkward” describing it.
The whole thing was incredibly awkward. The music wasn't playing very loud and it came out of nowhere, so nobody clapped along and nobody responded to Smith's rhetorical question. There's also the whole thing about how a keynote speaker is telling graduates to tell people that they suck. It was one of those things that sounded way cooler in theory than in reality.
Oh well. Just get us football back and I’m sure most folks would be more than happy to sing along with him.
That wasn’t the only notable development from the speech. Just like Roger Goodell at the 2011 NFL draft last month. Smith was greeted with cheers of “We want football” from those in attendance. Goodell said, “I hear you” several times while the crowd booed and Smith said on Wednesday, “I want football, too.”
Indeed, so do I.
Check out SB Nation DC for the full report on Smith’s speech.
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