Antonio Summer called a press conference earlier tonight after the announcement from defensive rival Ryan Cobalt who has declared his intent to join the S10 DSFL Draft Class. Summer and Cobalt were bitter rivals through high school, coming face to face in more than just football terms, but also in physical fights and verbal slurs over the course of four seasons. The two are going at it once again in the media as Cobalt has publicly gone after Summer for being a player with no talent or place in the DSFL while Summer quickly shot back that Cobalt lacks both the respect and integrity needed to play football at a high level. He has stated that Cobalt's antics on the field crossed a boundary not only with him, but also with a number of other players in high school football, referees, coaches, and even his team mates parents. Even after Saskatchewan Minor Football Association's continuous attempts to reintegrate Cobalt into their long term plans, Ryan was found over and over to be a negative part of locker rooms, and a horrible representation of the sportsmanship that football is all about. Summer had this statement to give when asked what he personally thought about Cobalt's declaration into the draft class;
I don't think that him declaring is what gets me so on edge. Ryan (Cobalt) is a great football player, and I think that is obvious in the fact that he was even allowed into this very premier league, but I think it's the metal that he is made out of that will cause this league's GM's to question his ability to perform on the field. Time and time again his on field ability was hindered by his lack of respect for fellow players and authority, and I don't see that changing just because he's in a new league with bigger and better competition.
In a moment that isn't surprising to sports fans, or to fans of the DSFL, Summer has publicly made a statement that he will not be playing for any team that drafts Cobalt in the DSFL, and that if they are placed on the same squad he will hold out until traded away and will even go as far as to refuse signing a contract with whichever team selects him. On this same note, Summer's agent has also demanded that any team who drafts him, in the chance that they don't go to the same team, offer summer a full NTC agreement to that team as well as a mutual option to opt out of the contract should Cobalt be traded to wherever he signs instead. The basis of the agreement is that the two players will never share a locker room. Summer's agent, Nick McKee had this to say.
Antonio (Summer) and I have decided that it is best for the two players to under no circumstance wear the same jersey. It is very obvious that both players have a past of dispute and intensity, and bringing these two together would do nothing but ruin their reputations as players, the reputations of the teams they represent, and the reputations of the league as a whole. For these reasons, we are being very clear that under no clause will Antonio ever play with Ryan (Cobalt) again.
The league is considering putting preventative measures in place to stop Cobalt from joining their ranks after receiving media news that the newly eighteen year old Ryan Cobalt is being put on trial for sexual assaulting and physically abusing his ex girlfriend Caitlin Strainham, who openly placed charges on the young safety almost a month ago, but was previously kept quiet leading up to Cobalt's eighteenth birthday where he will now be charged as an adult if the jury find him guilty. There will be more news surrounding this story in the weeks leading up to the jury's decision, but for now the story of these two players is purely football related. From a media and fan stand point, we can already see that these two players will have an intense rivalry wherever they go on the field, and it will make for quite a fun season to watch.
I don't think that him declaring is what gets me so on edge. Ryan (Cobalt) is a great football player, and I think that is obvious in the fact that he was even allowed into this very premier league, but I think it's the metal that he is made out of that will cause this league's GM's to question his ability to perform on the field. Time and time again his on field ability was hindered by his lack of respect for fellow players and authority, and I don't see that changing just because he's in a new league with bigger and better competition.
In a moment that isn't surprising to sports fans, or to fans of the DSFL, Summer has publicly made a statement that he will not be playing for any team that drafts Cobalt in the DSFL, and that if they are placed on the same squad he will hold out until traded away and will even go as far as to refuse signing a contract with whichever team selects him. On this same note, Summer's agent has also demanded that any team who drafts him, in the chance that they don't go to the same team, offer summer a full NTC agreement to that team as well as a mutual option to opt out of the contract should Cobalt be traded to wherever he signs instead. The basis of the agreement is that the two players will never share a locker room. Summer's agent, Nick McKee had this to say.
Antonio (Summer) and I have decided that it is best for the two players to under no circumstance wear the same jersey. It is very obvious that both players have a past of dispute and intensity, and bringing these two together would do nothing but ruin their reputations as players, the reputations of the teams they represent, and the reputations of the league as a whole. For these reasons, we are being very clear that under no clause will Antonio ever play with Ryan (Cobalt) again.
The league is considering putting preventative measures in place to stop Cobalt from joining their ranks after receiving media news that the newly eighteen year old Ryan Cobalt is being put on trial for sexual assaulting and physically abusing his ex girlfriend Caitlin Strainham, who openly placed charges on the young safety almost a month ago, but was previously kept quiet leading up to Cobalt's eighteenth birthday where he will now be charged as an adult if the jury find him guilty. There will be more news surrounding this story in the weeks leading up to the jury's decision, but for now the story of these two players is purely football related. From a media and fan stand point, we can already see that these two players will have an intense rivalry wherever they go on the field, and it will make for quite a fun season to watch.