Dan Hampton's Choice Of Words

Pro football Hall Of Famer Dan Hampton put his foot in his mouth this weekend. Hampton, co-host of a syndicated weekly football show, was commenting on the NFL season opener where the New Orleans Saints are hosting the Minnesota Vikings. Hampton said that the Vikings need to hit New Orleans like Katrina!

I saw the video, it was a very brief comment that stood by itself at the very end of the program. To remind you, 2000 deaths were attributed to hurricane Katrina which did an estimated $81 billion in damage.

Hampton apologized.

My reaction? Poor choice of words. Vikings will have a tough time in New Orleans. Otherwise, no big deal. Hampton wasn't making light of the tragedy. He's a jock talking about a football game! People need to grow up and get on with their lives...