Lawrence Taylor remains a disgrace

Posted: 11:10 AM ET May 17, 2012

By Mike Freeman | National NFL Insider

Oh, that Lawrence Taylor. Total gentleman. Superb human being. And his train-wrecked life continues in all of its glory with news that Taylor is selling his Super Bowl ring.

Taylor has always been a great player and bad human being. He's done far worse than sell his ring but this is still particularly disgraceful. The act of selling something so cherished is bad enough but the fact news of the sale comes just one day after the Giants received their Super Bowl rings makes this especially turdy.

Now Taylor may not have had a say when news of the ring sale would leak but this is what happens when you do something as selfish and stupid as selling your ring. You allow yourself to be used and Taylor's selfish act was used to jump on news of the Giants and their rings.

I can tell you after speaking with some Giants officials there is of course some anger over Taylor doing this. But I believe it's deeper than that. It's more disappointment in a great player who has lived a life of disappointment off the field.

And it seems to get worse by the day.

Tags: New York Giants, NFL

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