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Phantoms rookie cornerback Clarence Stanton, apparently from out of nowhere, lashed out at reporter Spark Wonup today when asked about what he thought of his team's chances in the upcoming game against NFC Powerhouse Little Rock: "What do I think about our chances against Little Rock? Fuck Little Rock! I'm tired of hearing about Little Rock! Little Rock this.. Little Rock that... Fuck Little Rock! They ain't done shit!! Unless you're Orlando, Madison or St. Louis..."
Stanton's tirade was cut short as Phantoms coach Hunter Crawford walked into the room to see what the ruckus was about and yelled one word, "Hey!", to announce his attendance and gave the rookie a look that would keep your drinks cold. Clarence stopped talking but pounded his fist into a ceiling-to-floor pillar inside the locker room in defiance as he left fuming.
Crawford immediately turned to reporters to try to stop the PR bleeding Stanton had started: "I appologize for that. As you can see, like the Corleone children, my players talk when the should be listening. Clarence has certainly brought our team unneeded focus from our upcoming opponent now and we'll have to find a way to deal with that."
When asked if he thought this was the final straw in a series of incidents involving the rookie CB since being drafted the coach had this to say: "I do. But not in the unpleasant breakup way you reporters love to right about. I think this will be yet another example of 'Be careful what you wish for'. Clarence has made curious decisions since coming here and this is the first time it's really gone public. Now he has to face at least three veteren receivers that will surely have something to prove and I expect the rookie to learn a lot in this week's game. And I'm not talking X's and O's. The quicker he learns that he's not 'the man', the quicker he'll have a chance at being 'the man' in our terms."
Stanton's tirade was cut short as Phantoms coach Hunter Crawford walked into the room to see what the ruckus was about and yelled one word, "Hey!", to announce his attendance and gave the rookie a look that would keep your drinks cold. Clarence stopped talking but pounded his fist into a ceiling-to-floor pillar inside the locker room in defiance as he left fuming.
Crawford immediately turned to reporters to try to stop the PR bleeding Stanton had started: "I appologize for that. As you can see, like the Corleone children, my players talk when the should be listening. Clarence has certainly brought our team unneeded focus from our upcoming opponent now and we'll have to find a way to deal with that."
When asked if he thought this was the final straw in a series of incidents involving the rookie CB since being drafted the coach had this to say: "I do. But not in the unpleasant breakup way you reporters love to right about. I think this will be yet another example of 'Be careful what you wish for'. Clarence has made curious decisions since coming here and this is the first time it's really gone public. Now he has to face at least three veteren receivers that will surely have something to prove and I expect the rookie to learn a lot in this week's game. And I'm not talking X's and O's. The quicker he learns that he's not 'the man', the quicker he'll have a chance at being 'the man' in our terms."
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