Why Isaiah Crowell is an absolute disgrace to UGA
By Jay Hawkins
Remember former Georgia Football running back Isaiah Crowell? He was in the negative side of the news recently.
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Isaiah Crowell is an absolute idiot. Yeah, I said it. There are certain guys that I have watched and covered in college football who I could sense were up to no good. Guys I have had this feeling about include Johnny Manziel, Jameis Winston and, of course, Isaiah Crowell.
Crowell was one of, if not the, most coveted players in the country coming out of high school. After all, he was the top running back in his class. Many Bulldog fans were elated about Crowell’s decision to pick their school, and I, for one, was dreaming big about his future.
His freshman season was good as he earned Freshman All-America honors. Then his career at UGA took a turn for the worse. In fact, Crowell never saw the field at UGA again.
On June 29, Crowell was arrested for felony weapons charges and dismissed from the team shortly after this arrest. Crowell had a history of disciplinary problems at UGA including failing a drug test. He seemed to be a constant thorn in the side of then UGA head coach Mark Richt, who, safe to say, had enough.
Crowell transferred to Alabama State for the remainder of his career and, despite putting up good numbers in his lone year in Montgomery, Ala., went undrafted because of character issues. In fact the NFL.com draft analysis of Crowell said that he was “extremely immature and has a history of off-field issues. Can be difficult to coach.”
From watching the situation at UGA closely, I can say that many UGA fans wished him good riddance after he was kicked off the team. There did not seem to be a lot of sadness.
It was evident that Crowell was talented (albeit in flashes), and he knew it. His ego was sky-high. He acted entitled. He also seemed to be detrimental to the team and seemed to care more about his own personal benefit than the goals of the team. I had lost all respect for the Columbus, Ga., native.
Fast-forward to two weeks ago. Crowell posted an absolutely appalling photo on his Instagram page of a drawing of a man dressed in all black slitting the throat of a police officer. It made national headlines in the wake of the sad events that shook our country to its core.
The photo sparked outrage from many people as it well should have. It was truly one of the most disgusting and repulsive images I have ever seen. Isaiah Crowell, after not being drafted, got signed to the Browns and has had a good NFL career thus far. He had seemed to leave his troubled past behind him. Boy, was I wrong.
Anyway, both people from the Cleveland Browns’ organization, the NFL and Browns’ fans have been absolutely irate at Crowell. The Browns organization issued out a statement,
“We have spoken to Isaiah regarding his extremely disturbing and unacceptable social media decision. It was completely inappropriate and we have made him aware of our high level of disappointment. Isaiah has apologized but also knows that just an apology is insufficient and that he must take steps to make a positive difference after a very negative and impactful post.”
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Crowell has since obviously apologized and even donated money to the Dallas police organization in the wake of the slain officers. This is all well and good. However, that does not change my opinion about him.
Crowell was under significant public pressure and basically had to do these things to hopefully save face a little bit. Some are still not satisfied and are pushing the Browns to do something more.
Granted, we have all put something on social media we have regretted. But that still is no excuse for posting something that some would consider a “terrorist act.”
Like I said, I had never thought highly of Isaiah Crowell, but this was the final straw. I have had time to step back and reflect on this but still feel the same way.
He has become a disgrace to the University of Georgia and brought shame on their name. I hope Crowell turns his life around, but frankly, I am disgusted by the man who is Isaiah Crowell.