RUSH: I have here an interesting story, and it is from CBS News. It's about the National Football League and the Green Bay Packers. "Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson goes by the nickname White Lightning. With good hands, quick speed, and four touchdowns in the last four games, Nelson has earned the 'lightning' part. But in a recent interview, Nelson reveals that part of his secret is that too many opponents get hung up on the fact that Nelson is, well, white. When asked by the Green Bay Press Gazette if racial bias is a factor in Nelson's on-field success, he replied: 'Honestly, I think it is.' Nelson and his teammates believe that, with so few elite white receivers in the league, opposing players are likely to dismiss Nelson's abilities on the field."
It's kind of like reverse racism here. What they're saying is that Jordy Nelson's able to sneak up on opponents because, as a white guy, he's not supposed to be that fast. He's not supposed to be able to outrun the brothers. "'As receivers, we've talked about it.' Nelson told the Press Gazette. 'I know [cornerbacks coach] Joe Whitt tells me all the time, when all the rookies come in, he gives them the heads up, "Don't let him fool ya." That's fine with me.' Packer teammate Greg Jennings said, 'He uses that to his advantage. It's not because he's the white guy. A lot of it has to do with the fact that guys look at him say, "Okay, yeah, he's the white guy, he can't be that good." Well, he is that good. It's easy for someone to say, "Oh yeah, he's like one of those other white receivers,"' Jennings, who is black, told the newspaper. 'He's not. I'm sorry. He's not. He knows how I feel about it. Maybe I'm a little biased because he is a teammate, but from watching him day one to right now, totally different player.' Quarterback Aaron Rodgers agrees with his receivers.
'When you see Jordy out there, you think, 'Oh well, he's a white wide receiver. He won't be very athletic,' Rodgers said on his weekly ESPNMilwaukee radio show. 'I am not sure why he keeps sneaking up on guys.'"
Hey, Aaron, it's just a damn good thing you didn't mention McNabb in all this. It's a damn good thing none of you people mentioned McNabb in this. "Eventually, opponents are going to have to dismiss the white receiver stereotype - or continue to pay the consequences. Nelson has caught 34 passes for 633 on the season, including seven touchdowns, making him second on the team in receptions and yardage. Nelson's performance brings to mind another prominent white receiver, the current league leader in receptions, New England Patriots' Wes Welker. In an interview with Miami's sports radio station WQAM, Welker admitted, 'I think even my own teammates look at me sometimes and think, "How the hell is this guy doing this?"'"
Reverse racism. The white guy sneaking up on the brothers. (interruption) It's the speed thing, Snerdley. It's not a talent thing. It's not hands, eyes coordination, it's not being able to catch the ball. It's a speed thing. White guys are not supposed to be as fast as the brothers and that's what they're all talking about here. Jordy Nelson sneaking up -- (interruption) Well, no, no, Jimmy "The Greek" didn't -- no. No. It was the exact opposite. Jimmy "The Greek" wasn't talking about this. Jimmy "The Greek" was -- no. No. Jimmy "The Greek" was not talking about white wide receivers. Jimmy "The Greek" did not say they were built. Jimmy "The Greek" said they were bred. That's what got Jimmy "The Greek" -- it's at Duke Zeibert's restaurant, and he said that the slave owners bred them and you could look at their buttocks and thighs and you could see that they were bred that way and that's why they're faster and so forth.
Jennings and Aaron Rodgers are agreeing that there's a stereotype in the league that the white guys aren't as fast and Jordy Nelson is, he's able to sneak up on these guys because the brothers don't think that he's gonna be that fast. (interruption) It's perfectly fine. It doesn't work with the punt. It's a speed thing. This has nothing to do with the quarterbacks. That was a whole different thing. Yeah, CBS published it. Aaron Rodgers said it on ESPN, he agreed with these two guys. (interruption) That's right, ESPN, that's why I'm saying if any of these people had mentioned McNabb -- (interruption) They didn't. What happened was they said it to the Green Bay Press Gazette newspaper. (interruption) I don't know, somebody had the concept. This story just didn't pop up out of nowhere.
Somebody had to think of the premise and then go ask these guys about it, and then they agreed. (interruption) Well, yeah, the Pacific islander guys, you don't find too many of them wide receivers. At best you'll find them as tight ends on the offensive side of the ball. No, you're not gonna get the same kind of comparison. (interruption) Well, these Hispanics, that's a whole different thing as well. None of that was part of the story. The story was based on the premise that you've got this white receiver who's excelling, doing really great, and he's sneaking up on people because the brothers don't think he's that fast, and it's a story about how amused everybody is that he's able to sneak up on these guys.
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