So.....Tiki Barber, he of minimal NFL accomplishments, yet long on NFL acclaim, decided that having an affair with a 23 year old intern while his wife was pregnant was a lifestyle/career move that he could live with.
The fallout has been swift, with NBC booting him from Football Night in America (Or as it's more commonly known "Dan and Keith talk while Tony Dungy adds anything remotely interesting and about football" and the Today Show. Which makes sense, as their demographic is ladies at home during the day. Probably not going to go over well.
But, as noted by Jeff Pearlman at si.com, he will undoubtedly be rewarded for this behaviour with multiple mulligans due to his affable personality and sporting powress.
This is different than Tiger. The NFL wasn't radically changed by Tiki. The NFL doesn't need Tiki. Attendance and viewers don't drop off the face of the earth when Tiki isn't involved. Elin wasn't 8 months pregnant with twins. Ok, that last part doesn't matter.
But Tiger can afford to pay his divorce debt. Tiki, apparently can't.
So, the old adage that your grandma always told you is true I guess.....Don't have an illicit affair with the 23 yr old intern if you can't afford to lose the job that you met her at and still pay off the multi-million dollar divorce settlement to your wife who was pregnant at home with your twins.
JGK
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