As an All-Pro athlete there have to be some boundaries of things that should be said, right? Not according to cornerback Jalen Ramsey. On August 29th, Mina Kimes posted an article on ESPN.

Jalen Ramsey is a cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is not all he is known for. One of his more notable attributes is how much trash talk he talks on and off the field. There are only a few professional athletes that are notorious for shit talking, and he made the list. One of the main disclaimers of his is, “I’ll never change”.

He explains that this talk is not an act of disrespect, but an act of passion. He wanted to win so bad that he mixed his emotions with profession. “I don’t really care what people think about me, to be honest,” he says. “At. All.” The only problem with this is people tend to hold professional athletes to a higher standard than your every day average Joe. When does this kind of talk become a problem?

This man had a lot riding on him during his time with Jacksonville. They had a 2-8 record and things weren’t looking up. This was when he stated that the Jaguars were going to win the Super Bowl. This was incorrect, but the attitude that he created left an impact on many people. Some thought that this attitude was disrespectful and negative. Others believed that this was exactly what this team needed to improve.

This player was pro for a reason. The actions and decisions that he made created an outstanding opportunity for him. The only question was, is this trash talk necessary?

This article is a very hard story to take a viewpoint on. As a U.S. citizen genocide is a topic that people really don’t want to talk about at all. Looking at U.S. history there have been many occasions that genocide stands out as some of the worst moments in history. As a journalist there is a fine line between reporting things that are going on, and showing an act of support for a group that is considered a very disliked group of people throughout society. As an outsider who has never really had a foot in the world of journalism I don’t think that this is a story that I would cover, especially as a very large news company. I believe that if something were to happen at the event then it would be appropriate to cover the actions or outcome of the actual event. If people are reporting the actual event it seems to put a very bad connotation on the company. It gives the idea that certain companies show some kind of support for this event. In the article it explains that there may have been more journalist than actual supporters of the cause, which really makes this story look bad. There seems to be more involvement than need be just for the slim chance that something eventful will happen at the actual rally. This doesn’t seem like a smart move for any big corporation.

Blaine Millburn is a freshman at Morningside College this year. He came to morningside to pursue a athletic journey as a wide receiver for the school football team. He was born in upstate New York. He then went on and moved to Chicago Illinois, and continued on to northern Missouri before he ended at Morningside college in Sioux City, Iowa. His family comes from Slovakia. Blaine is double majoring in biology and mass comm. Some of his hobbies include hunting and fishing. He has one brother and one sister who both are older than him, and live in Colorado currently. Both of his parents went to the University of Missouri. When it comes to pets he has one small dog and one large cat. The last thing that I learned was that it was about a 4 1/2 hour drive for him to drive here in Sioux City.

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