KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Shaun Smith wants the world to know: He’s not only concerned with sacking the quarterback and stopping the run, he’s also on a mission to snuff out testicular cancer everywhere.
Smith, dubbed the Genital Giant, has been accused twice this season of grabbing at an offensive lineman’s genitals during game play this season. Anthony Davis of the San Francisco 49ers and Alex Mack of the Cleveland Browns both claimed foul play against Smith, who was caught on tape appearing to grab Mack below the belt.
However, Smith says it’s all one big misunderstanding and that he’s actually trying to do a service in the NFL.
“We’re proud men here and we don’t think anything can happen, but testicular cancer is nothing to laugh at,” said Smith, who has no family history of testicular cancer nor has he ever actually met anyone affected by it. “Most guys are too embarrassed or proud to check themselves, but I’m not too proud. And if it means grabbing the junk of every offensive lineman I go up against, that’s what I’m going to do. Hell, I usually check myself out two or three times after games, just to make sure.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said there is no place in the NFL for unauthorized grabbing and that significant punishment may be handed down if the accusations are proven true.
“We don’t tolerate that kind of nonsense in the NFL. Testicular cancer? Is that even real? That sounds an awful lot like prostate cancer. Those are dude things, and we don’t promote any kind of awareness about dude diseases,” said Goodell. “This is breast cancer awareness month. That’s something that needs awareness. The men should be smart enough to figure out their own business by themselves.”
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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