Hello. I'd like to take a moment to address some important issues to me. During this past offseason, my personal physician had me run some extra tests after she something in one of my physicals. Long story short, it turns out that I have something I can't pronounce. A lot fo it is mitigated by the kind of physical activity I already do to stay in football shape, but my body and mind HAVE changed in ways I never expected. She measured my height and it turned out that somewhere during the past several years I actually SHRUNK a couple of inches. I was 6'5 and change coming out of BSU. I'm 6'3 now. I'm also more prone to anger, more irritable, and more likely to lash out, as many of you probably noted this past season.
What I have isn't life threatening or bad enough that it stops me from playing football. It just requires changes. It does force me to change the way I play though. Not by much....but by enough that it matters. The team has been behind me the whole way during this process. Adam and Ryan, my GMs have been nothing but helpful and kind and willing to work on my timetable. Thus I've been slowly losing weight as the season has gone on, working with the receivers more and preparing for a shift to that position. C.A. has been an amazing friend and mentor during this period, and my whole career actually. The upshot of it is that I'm moving toe Wide Receiver effective now.
This is where I have confess something. Stephen B. Smitfter was partially right about me using lifts. I've been....hiding my issues. I wore loose clothing as I dropped pounds. I didn't tell anyone. I picked fights with players on other teams and with Smitfter himself (though God knows that's easy to do). I was ashamed. But that's not who I am or who I want to become. So that stops here and now.
I want to apologize to the entire Colorado Yeti organization for being so antagonistic for no reason that you earned. You're going through a rough year and I doubt my highlighting of it helped any when there was internal strife made public.
I apologize to Carlito Crush for jumping on you publicly for trying to motivate the team in your way. The whole damn world wants to pretend that we're emotionless robots who don't get to feel frustrated or upset about things not working out. You didn't deserve my ire.
I apologize to Dwayne Aaron for basically harassing you over social media because you defended your teammate in a way that is 100% honorable and commendable. Any team would be lucky to have such a passionate and loyal guy in their uniform. You're welcome in my locker room any time and I'd be proud to line up next to you.
This one is the most difficult...I apologize to Stephen B. Smitfter. I don't like you. NO one likes you. You say outlandish and ridiculous things and stir up trouble. But...that's your job. I don't need to be threatening to punch the ugly off your face because you shouldn't live in fear of an NSFL player as a reporter and also because we don't have that kind of time.
I'm going to go forward from this and continue to be the best Outlaw I can be for my team, my friends, my family, and the organization that's been with me from day 1. I just hope I can live up to the standard I set for myself. Thank you. I'll be releasing this to everyone, and then opening a press conference this afternoon to address any questions.
-Charlie Law
What I have isn't life threatening or bad enough that it stops me from playing football. It just requires changes. It does force me to change the way I play though. Not by much....but by enough that it matters. The team has been behind me the whole way during this process. Adam and Ryan, my GMs have been nothing but helpful and kind and willing to work on my timetable. Thus I've been slowly losing weight as the season has gone on, working with the receivers more and preparing for a shift to that position. C.A. has been an amazing friend and mentor during this period, and my whole career actually. The upshot of it is that I'm moving toe Wide Receiver effective now.
This is where I have confess something. Stephen B. Smitfter was partially right about me using lifts. I've been....hiding my issues. I wore loose clothing as I dropped pounds. I didn't tell anyone. I picked fights with players on other teams and with Smitfter himself (though God knows that's easy to do). I was ashamed. But that's not who I am or who I want to become. So that stops here and now.
I want to apologize to the entire Colorado Yeti organization for being so antagonistic for no reason that you earned. You're going through a rough year and I doubt my highlighting of it helped any when there was internal strife made public.
I apologize to Carlito Crush for jumping on you publicly for trying to motivate the team in your way. The whole damn world wants to pretend that we're emotionless robots who don't get to feel frustrated or upset about things not working out. You didn't deserve my ire.
I apologize to Dwayne Aaron for basically harassing you over social media because you defended your teammate in a way that is 100% honorable and commendable. Any team would be lucky to have such a passionate and loyal guy in their uniform. You're welcome in my locker room any time and I'd be proud to line up next to you.
This one is the most difficult...I apologize to Stephen B. Smitfter. I don't like you. NO one likes you. You say outlandish and ridiculous things and stir up trouble. But...that's your job. I don't need to be threatening to punch the ugly off your face because you shouldn't live in fear of an NSFL player as a reporter and also because we don't have that kind of time.
I'm going to go forward from this and continue to be the best Outlaw I can be for my team, my friends, my family, and the organization that's been with me from day 1. I just hope I can live up to the standard I set for myself. Thank you. I'll be releasing this to everyone, and then opening a press conference this afternoon to address any questions.
-Charlie Law