Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Tony Scheffler (born February 15, 1983) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Imagine for a second, the Denver Broncos quarterback is a devout follower of Islam , sincere and principled in his beliefs and thus bowed toward Mecca to celebrate touchdowns.
Now imagine if Detroit Lions player Stephen Tulluch and Tony Scheffler mockingly bowed toward Mecca, too, after tackling him for a loss or scoring a touchdown, just like what happened in October. I know what would happen. All hell would break loose.Stinging indictments issued by sports columnists. At least a few outraged religious leaders chiming in on his behalf. Depending on what else had happened that day, they might have a chance at becoming Keith Olbermann's Worst Person In The World. And there would be apologies. Oh, Lord, would there be apologies -- by players, by coaches, possibly by ownership with a tiny chance of a statement by NFL commish Roger Goodell.You cannot mock Muslim faith, not in this country, not anywhere really.It is primarily a respect issue, because religion is sacred and should be off lim...Matthew Stafford carved up the New England 10 preseason win over the Patriots at Ford Field .Stafford converted all but two of his 14 pass attempts, finishing with 2...
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