Statement from Hurd on Twitter

[Remy]

You know who else were quitters? Dave Duerson. Junior Seau. Andre Waters. They all committed suicide because of chronic traumatic encephalopathy brought on by concussions, but that didn't keep the University of Tennessee from sending Jalen Hurd back out onto the field with a concussion. He was told to go back out onto the field and he did. The elders responsible to look after Jalen took advantage of him because their job security was more important than Jalen's health. And we as fans get to celebrate the Dobbnail Boot, thanks in part to Jalen blocking on the kick return while playing injured. Yet, here we are acting like he owes us more when he doesn't owe us anything. He owes it to himself to get away from people who value game wins more than the health of his brain. It's pretty sad when a university and its alumni don't care about the brain of one of the students.

The truth and circumstances regarding Jalen's "concussion" are not known to the public if there was a concussion at all. The handling of it for good or bad by Jalen and the UTAD and staff are not known. You are putting forward pure speculation to once again turn the sXXX sandwich of Jalen Hurd's quitting mid-season into a warm fluffy chicken and biscuit victimization story. It's unpalatable and very few will buy it try as you may.

 

[m1al]

How do you view nfl players who sit out pre season and some games while in contract disputes?

Or union workers who Pickett instead of working while demanding better wages and safe working environments?

Apples and cinder blocks...

Jesus, SMDH..

 

[walkenvol]

Is it really though? It seems to me once a person starts accepting that it's ok to up and quit when things isn't going their way that it would flow over into other jobs, tasks, etc. It's a mentality really. And once the compromise is made, it makes it easier to do it over and over again. I was always told finish what you started. Whether it be a bad situation with a coach or even giving a 2 week notice to an employer you can't stand. It's more about yourself and who you are in the future rather than the person you have an issue with.

I'm one of the minority who has worked at the same place for my post education life so I don't have any experience working out a notice. I know if/when I leave my current company I intend to work out a notice but its for the benefit of my coworkers not for the benefit of a large corporation. I've seen companies cut folks at their whim and make numerous other changes affecting compensation / benefits with total disregard of the impact it made on the people. They would drop me in a heartbeat if someone up the line determined it would somehow benefit the company line as I've seen it happen repeatedly. Makes it a bit difficult to have much loyalty to a "faceless" company. Coworkers like teammates are a different animal. I know if I up and walked out it would cause a hardship on the ones left behind and I wouldn't want that. We've all worked arm in arm through the years and to me it would be a betrayal to them. Again - just my thoughts and its not a black and white type of topic IMO.

 

[sanddune50]

Jalen and I may have some things in common, but I don't see how it can be considered a generational issue when I'm middle-aged and Jalen is 20.

For one example when I quit without a notice, I was working on a contract in northern Europe. Part of the pay package, as in the contract, was housing. My employer wanted its foreign contractors to turn in our utility bills to them and the company said they would take the amount out of our pay and pay the bills. They were taking the money out of our pay, but they went several months without paying the bills. We each were coming home to no electricity, no gas to cook with on the gas range, no warm water for showers, etc. I spoke with my boss about it. After several days of having no light, taking very cold showers and having no heat in winter, the entire foreign staff with the exception of only one person quit without a notice, including personnel who were older, more experienced, and more qualified than me. The company was making a lot of money and was growing its customer base while we were there, but it abruptly lost a lot of its business after we left since there was a shortage of personnel to adequately provide the services the customers demanded, and it went bankrupt. Unfortunately for them, they didn't hire someone like you, who would gladly allow himself to be taken advantage of.

You're actually projecting your entitlement mentality onto others. You act like Jalen has shortchanged you, when he actually owes you nothing. Lane Kiffin actually finished his season, but entitled Vols fans still burned mattresses because fans deemed their wants and needs to be more important than those of Lane's actual wife and children.

I find irony in your projecting comment and your bs strawman argument. I never stated or even implied that Jalen owed me anything personally. I like many others are discussing on a discussion forum a player who quit in the middle of a game. Personally, I don't care because I thought Kamara and Kelly were better fits for this offense after watching the Texas A&M game. So that little stump you crawled on babbling about entitled fans in no way relates to anything I've said. The only people Jalen let down was his teammates, the staff, and most importantly himself.

Also your original comment implied multiple jobs, not just one. So while your story of abandonment by a company you put your faith in really pulls on the heart strings, it still doesn't explain why you have been a serial job hopper. So keep reaching chief.

 

[sanddune50]

I'm one of the minority who has worked at the same place for my post education life so I don't have any experience working out a notice. I know if/when I leave my current company I intend to work out a notice but its for the benefit of my coworkers not for the benefit of a large corporation. I've seen companies cut folks at their whim and make numerous other changes affecting compensation / benefits with total disregard of the impact it made on the people. They would drop me in a heartbeat if someone up the line determined it would somehow benefit the company line as I've seen it happen repeatedly. Makes it a bit difficult to have much loyalty to a "faceless" company. Coworkers like teammates are a different animal. I know if I up and walked out it would cause a hardship on the ones left behind and I wouldn't want that. We've all worked arm in arm through the years and to me it would be a betrayal to them. Again - just my thoughts and its not a black and white type of topic IMO.

With your situation, I agree. And I think in today's business world with companies eliminating pensions and other promises they have made over the years, it pays for a person to view themselves as a free agent. My comment more had to do with the job hoppers who blame any and everybody for their perceived lack of success. He11, if Jalen had just finished the game, he would have been viewed upon differently. At the end of the day, he is a young kid that made a mistake. Hopefully, he learns from this and becomes better for it. I truly don't wish him any ill will. Most of my irritation came from the bs being shoveled by his step dad who is not doing Jalen any favors at the present moment.

 

[walkenvol]

We're probably very close to the same perception sanddune.

 

[JuicyBrucey]

The truth and circumstances regarding Jalen's "concussion" are not known to the public if there was a concussion at all. The handling of it for good or bad by Jalen and the UTAD and staff are not known. You are putting forward pure speculation to once again turn the sXXX sandwich of Jalen Hurd's quitting mid-season into a warm fluffy chicken and biscuit victimization story. It's unpalatable and very few will buy it try as you may.

The people acting like victims are Vol fans who are acting like scorned women again, the same way we did when Kiffin left. It's pretty telling when we're far more upset about a student-athlete leaving after an issue with a publicized brain injury than we are when our players skip classes and flunk out when the University of Tennessee is a school first and foremost. We don't even get anywhere near this upset when players get arrested and convicted. When we get dumped by a player in the middle of the season or by a coach who finished the season, we shamelessly act like scorned women.

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I wish Jalen the best and see no reason not to do so. I hope he makes good grades at whatever school he goes to, makes a good career with his football skills and/or his education. Above all, I wish him good health.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Jalen and I may have some things in common, but I don't see how it can be considered a generational issue when I'm middle-aged and Jalen is 20.

For one example when I quit without a notice, I was working on a contract in northern Europe. Part of the pay package, as in the contract, was housing. My employer wanted its foreign contractors to turn in our utility bills to them and the company said they would take the amount out of our pay and pay the bills. They were taking the money out of our pay, but they went several months without paying the bills. We each were coming home to no electricity, no gas to cook with on the gas range, no warm water for showers, etc. I spoke with my boss about it. After several days of having no light, taking very cold showers and having no heat in winter, the entire foreign staff with the exception of only one person quit without a notice, including personnel who were older, more experienced, and more qualified than me. The company was making a lot of money and was growing its customer base while we were there, but it abruptly lost a lot of its business after we left since there was a shortage of personnel to adequately provide the services the customers demanded, and it went bankrupt. Unfortunately for them, they didn't hire someone like you, who would gladly allow himself to be taken advantage of.

You're actually projecting your entitlement mentality onto others. You act like Jalen has shortchanged you, when he actually owes you nothing. Lane Kiffin actually finished his season, but entitled Vols fans still burned mattresses because fans deemed their wants and needs to be more important than those of Lane's actual wife and children.

It is ridiculous to make an analogy of an employment experience to being the member of a college sports team.

I asked this in an earlier post but for anyone who thinks Jalen did a smart thing - name one player currently starting in the NFL who quit his college team in mid-season...

Now, does it bother me that he quit? No, at this point we're probably better off with Kelly and Kamara and without the drama he brought but he did a dumb thing. He had 4 games left and should have toughed it out.

 

[JuicyBrucey]

I find irony in your projecting comment and your bs strawman argument. I never stated or even implied that Jalen owed me anything personally. I like many others are discussing on a discussion forum a player who quit in the middle of a game. Personally, I don't care because I thought Kamara and Kelly were better fits for this offense after watching the Texas A&M game. So that little stump you crawled on babbling about entitled fans in no way relates to anything I've said. The only people Jalen let down was his teammates, the staff, and most importantly himself.

Also your original comment implied multiple jobs, not just one. So while your story of abandonment by a company you put your faith in really pulls on the heart strings, it still doesn't explain why you have been a serial job hopper. So keep reaching chief.

I like Kamara too, but let's not forget that he wasn't able to finish his season at Bama because he got suspended. Then he quit the team. We're his third school. We applaud them when they quit another team and join ours, but we act like scorned women when they quit our team to play somewhere else.

I've quit jobs and moved on to other jobs because they were better opportunities. I'm surprised I'm the only one that sees taking better opportunities as the normal thing to do. I don't see it as "a lack of success." I see it as a secret of my success and especially happiness. I'm very, very lucky to have a job I enjoy and get paid rather well to do it. If I ever get to the point where I hate for Monday to come around or if I see an even better opportunity come up, you better believe I'll jump ship. That's the sensible thing to do. Lane Kiffin looked pretty happy on the sideline when Bama played us, right? I wish he was still our coach, but he's providing extremely, extremely well for his children, he's having success, and he's probably doing a job he enjoys and there's nothing wrong with that. I hope Jalen Hurd has just as much success as Lane Kiffin is having and even more wherever he goes. They're human beings chasing happiness in life just like we all (or at least I) do. There's no reason to hold a grudge. If they're happy with their decisions, I'm happy for them and wish them the very best. Why wouldn't I? It's the thing to do. Burning mattresses isn't.

 

[JuicyBrucey]

It is ridiculous to make an analogy of an employment experience to being the member of a college sports team.

I agree, but someone asked me, so I answered their question.

 

[sanddune50]

I like Kamara too, but let's not forget that he wasn't able to finish his season at Bama because he got suspended. Then he quit the team. We're his third school. We applaud them when they quit another team and join ours, but we act like scorned women when they quit our team to play somewhere else.

I've quit jobs and moved on to other jobs because they were better opportunities. I'm surprised I'm the only one that sees taking better opportunities as the normal thing to do. I don't see it as "a lack of success." I see it as a secret of my success and especially happiness. I'm very, very lucky to have a job I enjoy and get paid rather well to do it. If I ever get to the point where I hate for Monday to come around or if I see an even better opportunity come up, you better believe I'll jump ship. That's the sensible thing to do. Lane Kiffin looked pretty happy on the sideline when Bama played us, right? I wish he was still our coach, but he's providing extremely, extremely well for his children, he's having success, and he's probably doing a job he enjoys and there's nothing wrong with that. I hope Jalen Hurd has just as much success as Lane Kiffin is having and even more wherever he goes. They're human beings chasing happiness in life just like we all (or at least I) do. There's no reason to hold a grudge. If they're happy with their decisions, I'm happy for them and wish them the very best. Why wouldn't I? It's the thing to do. Burning mattresses isn't.

Again, you're changing the argument. My comparison was based on someone walking out in the middle of a shift or quitting without a notice. No one I have seen is giving Hurd grief for bettering himself. Just the method he used.

The rest of the victim nonsense you're going on about is not even applicable to the conversation.

 

[Behr]

Again, you're changing the argument. My comparison was based on someone walking out in the middle of a shift or quitting without a notice. No one I have seen is giving Hurd grief for bettering himself. Just the method he used.

The rest of the victim nonsense you're going on about is not even applicable to the conversation.

Yea. I haven't commented on it, because I don't want to "pile on", but it's hard to argue quitting with just 4 games left.

 

[butchna]

I like Kamara too, but let's not forget that he wasn't able to finish his season at Bama because he got suspended. Then he quit the team. We're his third school. We applaud them when they quit another team and join ours, but we act like scorned women when they quit our team to play somewhere else.

I've quit jobs and moved on to other jobs because they were better opportunities. I'm surprised I'm the only one that sees taking better opportunities as the normal thing to do. I don't see it as "a lack of success." I see it as a secret of my success and especially happiness. I'm very, very lucky to have a job I enjoy and get paid rather well to do it. If I ever get to the point where I hate for Monday to come around or if I see an even better opportunity come up, you better believe I'll jump ship. That's the sensible thing to do. Lane Kiffin looked pretty happy on the sideline when Bama played us, right? I wish he was still our coach, but he's providing extremely, extremely well for his children, he's having success, and he's probably doing a job he enjoys and there's nothing wrong with that. I hope Jalen Hurd has just as much success as Lane Kiffin is having and even more wherever he goes. They're human beings chasing happiness in life just like we all (or at least I) do. There's no reason to hold a grudge. If they're happy with their decisions, I'm happy for them and wish them the very best. Why wouldn't I? It's the thing to do. Burning mattresses isn't.

Kamara didn't transfer until AFTER the season (one in which he was REDSHIRTING). The suspension was around the bowl game when it was apparent he was transferring. No doubt things were testy and he may have verbalized...big shock for young athletes. Didn't affect that machine one bit, since he didn't even see the field. Nice attempt with the "this is his THIRD team" shoehorn. He went to JUNIOR COLLEGE genius! Trying to use that transition device to paint him as a transfer happy malcontent is transparently pathetic! Done with you.

 

[Behr]

Haha, juicy is Brooks cause Butchna is Dunn!