At the NFL Combine the other day, NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders was surprised to see Penn State safety Troy Apke run a 4.35 40-yard dash.
Here’s the transcript, taken from Yahoo! Sports:
“Oh man, he can run,” Sanders said, stopping the conversation he was having with NFL Network analysts Mike Mayock and Rich Eisen.
“Why are you surprised Deion?” Mayock joked.
“You know why I’m surprised. I can’t say it on TV. But he can run run,” Sanders said.
Yes, that’s (presumably) a joke about Apke being white and running fast.
“You don’t see that much. Let’s call it what it is,” Sanders said.
What Sanders is getting at is that Apke is white, and it’s surprising to see someone white be so fast. Do we have a problem with those comments?
We debated on ‘Champlain Valley Game Night.’
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