Arun MoraceThe specifics of this exchange aren’t exactly clear, but at some point today, January 1st, 2013, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson found it necessary to call Tom Pelissero, a reporter for ESPN Twin Cities (ESPN’s Minneapolis-St.Paul Minnesota branch) a douchbag. Pelissero took it in stride, tweeting that Simpson could use whatever verbage he wanted to motivate himself. This is Pelissero’s tweet:
Today, Jerome Simpson called me a “douchebag” to my face. I’ll take that as progress. Whatever you need to motivate you, big guy.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 1, 2013
Simpson’s Vikings face the Green Bay Packers this Saturday at 8pm for the first round of the NFL playoffs.
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