Jerome Bettis, commonly referred to by his nickname "The Bus", finally won a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers this past season, while playing in his hometown of Detroit. He is revered by his fans and the majority of the media, and after compiling an impressive array of statistics, is certain to be bound for the Hall of Fame in Canton.
Bettis is also known for being generous with his money and with his time, and he is considered one of the 'good guys' in the game. Now a fixture of NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast, he continuously promotes the game and the Steelers in particular. However, many members of the St. Louis Rams organization stand stubbornly by their original position: We're glad that we ran Bettis out of town.
When approached about the Bettis situation, in hindsight, team officials have not changed their viewpoints. Said team president John Shaw, "Oh, yeah he was a negative influence. Contstantly distracting players from their jobs. For example, he kept trying to get people to go to charity events with him. Come on, what a headache. Focus on football, Bettis."
Former team member Isaac Bruce had similar reservations, "Bettis wanted us to spend time in the community that could be otherwise spent playing football, going to clubs or spending the wildly lavish amounts of money that we get paid. He kept saying that we could get more out of life. Bettis was always wanting more, like most greedy football players."
Former Ram Tony 'Skillet Hands' Banks was particularly hard on Bettis, recalling that "he never wanted to come with us to the East Side and spend some bills. I mean, what the hell else do pro football players do with their freetime as a group but watch trim dance in Illinois? Talk about a guy who isn't a team player."
[This story is a satire of public figures.]
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