Peter King Calls Accused Rapist "Seductive"

Quick, someone at Sports Illustrated please assign an editor to Peter King, pronto.

 

The lack of an editor or King’s own internal alarm system is the only way to explain how his MMQB column wound up describing an accused rapist “seductive.”  “I know Eric Wright is the most seductive player in this draft. Wright is a corner from UNLV. He transferred from USC after being accused of rape (the charges were later dropped)...” wrote King.

 

Next thing you know, King will be reporting that NFL scouts love the fact that Wright “lays the wood” in the secondary; “is quick to fill the whole;” easily overcomes “opposing stiff arms;” is “physically aggressive;” “is not to be denied.”

 

With regard to Wright, some say his off the field problems have scared some teams away, but he is intriguing or, as King notes, “seductive” because he is a hybrid CB/S. The Eagles are known to emphasize “character” players, but are willing to take a flyer on players with problem incidents if their due diligence indicates it’s not a chronic problem (see Winston Justice and gun on campus).