On the Wideman thing, IMO:
a. That doesn't seem like Wideman, based on his past reputation. He was always known as a good team guy.
b. That said, it's gotta be tough, no matter what comes in the paycheque, to be sat at this point in his career, and watch the team win without him. And to read the comments, both fair and unfair, that he is garbage/was the cause of losses or Brodie's woes, etc. And if he truly didn't mean to hit the linesman, which I think is a real possibility, his career and his team have been massively penalized because of an accident. This ain't an excuse for poor practice habits and attitude, but it sure is a reason.
c. The local reporter might have a bit of confirmation bias in him as well. I've seen plenty of examples of people having a view of a player, then seeing "proof" of that opinion, in innocuous occurrences. This has been especially so with Wideman.
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