Mettard officiall sued for defamation

[CKSteeler]

$100 million dollar suit for defamation, names Ochocinco among others. Steelers also named which I doubt cheap fuck Art II is happy about. They will settle without blinking to avoid any mess from this.

Glazer is absent because his report included weasel words to avoid culpability despite adding plausible deniability to the Metcalf defender claims. Spoonfed shit by team sources almost certainly to give the impression (wrongly) that the fan engaged in racist attacks on Metcalf in the prior incident.

[langer]

This is just a conspiracy theory!

[Jobu]

Lawsuit?
I’m shocked…SHOCKED!!!

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

How much about the incident the previous season is known yet other than what was said in press?

Discovery time

Plus the fan is on film saying. “Thats the goal here” after second altercation

[Steelafan77]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

[.Kodiak]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

Metcalf lost his cool and nearly cost his team, but in hindsight he showed restraint with this toolbox.

Anyway, anyone who thought Metcalf should get traded over this (considered it myself) should re-think the wisdom of that.

[anpsteel]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

It's such bullshit

We've become a country of weak fucking pussies.

How about, take accountability for being an asshole (meaning the fan)

If you behave like a jackass, you deserve what you get, and you should expect repercussions- including potentially getting your ass kicked.

[W&M_Steeler]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

Metcalf lost his cool and nearly cost his team, but in hindsight he showed restraint with this toolbox.

Anyway, anyone who thought Metcalf should get traded over this (considered it myself) should re-think the wisdom of that.

I wouldn't mind seeing stone hands Metcalf traded for performance reasons, but if he's falsely accusing people of using racial slurs to justify losing his cool (a la Jussie Garrett), then that's even more of a reason to want him gone (and I hope he has to write a big check to the blue-haired turd if that's the case). If Moron Metcalf had been with his teammates and focusing on the game like a professional, then none of this would have happened. He gets no sympathy from me.

[langer]

Is Coach T named in the suit?

Better start getting rid of all that t-shirt inventory.

[Steelafan77]

The jackass was obviously playing agitator and got his 15 minutes. Which he has a history of doing. Now this jackass is gonna get paid.

[Gonzo]

he isnt going to get paid because DK took a swing
he is going to get paid because to try and save his 45m guaranteed money and possibly avoid a suspension (and lost wages) DK and friends (perhaps) told an awful lie about the guy - defamation ... defamation for monetary gain
if he did say those things he wont get any money and will be a fool and DK will be vindicated
if he didnt and those guys knowingly defamed him to save their money ... then he will get paid
if DK can prove somehow that he reasonably believed they guy said those things than the guy wont get paid

[955876]

The jackass was obviously playing agitator and got his 15 minutes. Which he has a history of doing. Now this jackass is gonna get paid.

I hope he does.

DK Smollett Metcalf should have known better. And given that he didn’t, shouldn’t have played the tired and very pathetic race card.

[955876]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

Metcalf lost his cool and nearly cost his team, but in hindsight he showed restraint with this toolbox.

Anyway, anyone who thought Metcalf should get traded over this (considered it myself) should re-think the wisdom of that.

I wouldn't mind seeing stone hands Metcalf traded for performance reasons, but if he's falsely accusing people of using racial slurs to justify losing his cool (a la Jussie Garrett), then that's even more of a reason to want him gone (and I hope he has to write a big check to the blue-haired turd if that's the case). If Moron Metcalf had been with his teammates and focusing on the game like a professional, then none of this would have happened. He gets no sympathy from me.

100% right here.

[sowhat]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

we have an entire political party that plays victim for evetything

[sowhat]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

Metcalf lost his cool and nearly cost his team, but in hindsight he showed restraint with this toolbox.

Anyway, anyone who thought Metcalf should get traded over this (considered it myself) should re-think the wisdom of that.

I wouldn't mind seeing stone hands Metcalf traded for performance reasons, but if he's falsely accusing people of using racial slurs to justify losing his cool (a la Jussie Garrett), then that's even more of a reason to want him gone (and I hope he has to write a big check to the blue-haired turd if that's the case). If Moron Metcalf had been with his teammates and focusing on the game like a professional, then none of this would have happened. He gets no sympathy from me.

exactly. i’d loved to see that guy win a bunch of money.
everything is race card nowadays.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

There needs to be tort reform with loser pays and out at third.

If you ask for a ridiculous amount of money, and the real number is a lot less, you get NOTHING and like it.

You don't try to steal third, fail and go back to second base because you got greedy.

Also, what the fuck were the victim's damages save the temporary now disproven accusation of a racist taunt if no employer or person acted on it?

[StillerInCT]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

we have an entire political party that plays victim for evetything

Two political parties

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Only in America can you benefit by playing victim.

we have an entire political party that plays victim for evetything

Two political parties

It’s really one party disguised as two

[CKSteeler]

I pointed out that the suit is for defamation - not the weak punch attempt. If Metcalf didn't go and accuse the guy of racism, there'd be no real there here.

Also, what the fuck were the victim's damages save the temporary now disproven accusation of a racist taunt if no employer or person acted on it?

I mean, do we actually know what consequences he may have suffered or what future damages could be incurred due to the hit his reputation took from the racism thing? Not really.

Also, some people are saying that the Metcalf claim is disproven. But it isn't really. You can still find Metcalf truthers out there and a large part of that is the bullshit report that came from Glazer which I've broken down in the past. A report that almost certainly came from the Steelers and a specific guy who wore aviators on Sundays even indoors at night like a moron.

Glazer tried to give the impression that the fan was guilty of what Metcalf claimed while refusing to just come out and say it. A report that I guaran-fucking-tee was run by Fox's legal department before making it on the air. The entire report was mendacious fuckery of the highest order.

[StillerInCT]

we have an entire political party that plays victim for evetything

Two political parties

It’s really one party disguised as two

Facts

[gojira5150]

we have an entire political party that plays victim for evetything

Two political parties

It’s really one party disguised as two

This right here. 100% spot on for the Blue group

[R_S]

If I was accused of calling a rich guy the N word on a national platform, and I was innocent, you're damn sure I'd be suing that person . The internet is forever and you're going to be labeled a racist for the rest of your life.

Mason Rudolph probablly should have sued Myles Garrett

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Oh I didn't mind the defamation suit, but the number should make sense. That blue haired freak won't make 100M in a hundred lifetimes.

If it were say 100K I think we are in the ballpark, depending on what the guy does for a living.

[W&M_Steeler]

Oh I didn't mind the defamation suit, but the number should make sense. That blue haired freak won't make 100M in a hundred lifetimes.

If it were say 100K I think we are in the ballpark, depending on what the guy does for a living.

You're not considering punitive damages, which are probably available in a defamation case like this. Those types of damages are meant to punish the person guilty of defamation and serve as a warning to others. They would be awarded on top of compensatory damages meant to make the victim whole. That's probably how the number can get so big. In this case, if DK did falsely and publicly pull the race card to smear a fan as racist in order to justify his unprofessional crash out, then I think punitive damages make sense. DK should serve as a warning to others.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

I wouldn't mind reasonable punitive damages if they went to charity or to support the cost of the court. They shouldn't be used as a lottery ticket if they are a deterrent.

[W&M_Steeler]

I wouldn't mind reasonable punitive damages if they went to charity or to support the cost of the court. They shouldn't be used as a lottery ticket if they are a deterrent.

If someone does something so egregious to you that you can prove it merits punitive damages, then I don't have a problem with you receiving the proceeds. If punitive damages are awarded against you, then the other side proved you acted intentionally and maliciously, so I don't have much sympathy.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

You're right, of course legally, but the problem is that plaintiffs should not be encouraged to ask for absurd numbers.

[Steelafan77]

I wouldn't mind reasonable punitive damages if they went to charity or to support the cost of the court. They shouldn't be used as a lottery ticket if they are a deterrent.

THIS^^^^^

That’s exactly where I was going with my first post….

The fact remains.

If dude wasn’t there abusing his privileges taking for granted being there.

Our boy nimrod Met-tard wouldn’t have been tempted as an alpha male to confront him.

None of this ever materializes and we don’t see anyone defamed or sued.

The conditions were just right for the two of them and they did what self entitled people do.

The world is full of people just like them.

So laughable that somehow there’s always money involved in the end…..

[955876]

I wouldn't mind reasonable punitive damages if they went to charity or to support the cost of the court. They shouldn't be used as a lottery ticket if they are a deterrent.

THIS^^^^^

That’s exactly where I was going with my first post….

The fact remains.

If dude wasn’t there abusing his privileges taking for granted being there.

Our boy nimrod Met-tard wouldn’t have been tempted as an alpha male to confront him.

None of this ever materializes and we don’t see anyone defamed or sued.

The conditions were just right for the two of them and they did what self entitled people do.

The world is full of people just like them.

So laughable that somehow there’s always money involved in the end…..

Similar to when the government fines a financial institution millions upon millions for doing wrong.

But then, the supposed “victims” of what this institution did to get fined in the first place never see a dime of that money. Instead, the govmint keeps it for their own nefarious actions.

[W&M_Steeler]

I wouldn't mind reasonable punitive damages if they went to charity or to support the cost of the court. They shouldn't be used as a lottery ticket if they are a deterrent.

THIS^^^^^

That’s exactly where I was going with my first post….

The fact remains.

If dude wasn’t there abusing his privileges taking for granted being there.

Our boy nimrod Met-tard wouldn’t have been tempted as an alpha male to confront him.

None of this ever materializes and we don’t see anyone defamed or sued.

The conditions were just right for the two of them and they did what self entitled people do.

The world is full of people just like them.

So laughable that somehow there’s always money involved in the end…..

Ultimately this is DK's fault. DK shouldn't have been anywhere near the blue-haired idiot. DK is paid tens of millions of dollars a year to play football. He should be with his teammates focusing on the game. Instead he's off by himself wandering around the stands where he finds himself in an altercation with a fan. He then makes things way worse by apparently fabricating a racist story to justify his unjustifiable actions.

I'm surprised by how many people here are taking DK's side. Sure, the blue-haired guy seems like an unlikable tool, but this whole situation is caused by DK being unprofessional and, even worse, willing to falsely play the race card against someone to cover his own ass. If the blue-haired guy's story is true, then I find DK's actions despicable and would prefer he wasn't on the Steelers. It's bad enough to know that you can't count on him to have his head in the game.