ESPN analyst: ‘I regret my words’ urging NFL rookies to find a ‘fall guy’
Video of former wide receiver Cris Carter advising young players to set up a scapegoat for their own bad behavior came to light over the weekend. Carter apologized on the air for his remarks.
ESPN analyst Cris Carter apologized on the air for having told NFL rookies to find a “fall guy” for criminal activity or other untoward behavior.
Video of those remarks, which the former NFL wide receiver made at a rookie symposium in June 2014, spread over the weekend, prompting his apology on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown.”
Here’s part of Carter’s on-air statement:
I can’t make an excuse for what my mindset was. My heart was in the right place. I didn’t use words that I was very proud of. It’s not the kind of advice I would offer young people. I would never tell young people to break the law to avoid prosecution. It was bad advice. I really regret my words.
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