Andy Reid: The Worst Boss in America?
January 31st, 2011




Probably not. But, as we’ve discussed before, he might be the worst boss in the NFL. (By worst, I mean “biggest jerk,” not “most incompetent.)

Now we have a new data point, concerning David Akers and the Eagles playoff loss.

So it turns out that two days before the Akers found out that his 6-year-old daughter had a tumor on her ovary which needed surgery–and doctors were not certain if it was benign or malignant.

Akers wasn’t a wuss–he sacked up and played, understanding that a bunch of his coworkers were counting on him. In the movie-version, he would have kicked the winning field-goal. In real life, the pressure got to him and he doinked two field goals that would have won the game. That’s too bad.

But after the game, Reid went and through Akers under the bus publicly, singling him out and blaming him for the loss.

You want to fire Akers because he couldn’t hold it together and perform his job to the highest level? Fine. But for Reid to publicly dump on him while knowing what was going on in Akers’ head?

That Andy Reid is pure class. No wonder his family life turned out so swell.

  1. Jeff Westcott January 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Andy Reid is proof that Mormons can be assholes, too.

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