Daunte Culpepper ungifts diamond necklace from paralyzed child

The way it reads to me, he wasn't really giving it to the kid, just letting him wear it. But everybody else took it as a gift. Oopsy on Culpepper.

 

Meh, maybe Culpepper should have been more clear when he handed the kid the stuff, but I don't think he really did anything wrong...

 

I don't think the kid or parents have anything to complain about. He let the kid wear the jewelry and also said he'd send them something else. He didn't have to do anything at all. Who just flat out asks if they can have someone's jewelry in the first place? They should be happy he did anything at all.

Pugs

 

the kid was a b**** for speakin out and asking for some...pretty damn rude in my books. culpepper should send him a nice ol' pile of feces.

 

Kid and his parents tried to use his injury as a way to get over on Culpepper and score a big payday. What made them think that an athlete would just give them diamonds? Pretty weak.

 

Seems to me like a misunderstanding on the kid and the kid's parents part. No big deal.

 

I thought it was about letting him wear it too...$75K in jewelry is not a good gift, but in cash, medical bills, etc...we'll see

 

No kidding, it sounds a lot worse than it actually is.

 

Totally agree. However, something tells me this will be the lead story on the Jim Rome show and Rome will spend 3 hours ripping DC a new one.

 

It was a misunderstanding but DC is still an ass for taking the stuff back. The classy thing to do would have been to ask for the stuff back because of sentimental reasons then whip out the check book and write the kid a check for 50 grand for college tuition.

To a guys in his position with his wealth 50-75 grand is nothing.

To a kid in a wheel chair it probably means a hell of a lot more.

 

He can give them something more useful to a kid in a wheelchair other then some diamonds. He was not an ass.

 

He said he would give the kid something else and I am almost certain it won't be small due to the press this got.

 

uh...50 grand is still a lot to him...i mean, it could be another vehicle. if this kid gets it why not you or me? i mean, everybody needs money.

it's like when you sit beside a guy playing at a blackjack table. say i go in and lose 100...this guy loses thousands and doesn't care. nobody asks that guy "can i have a couple hundred, i mean, you could just pretend you lost it in blackjack"...that would be stupid. you don't think there are people he knows and cares about that he'd prefer to give that money to? college friends? cousins? teachers who had an impact on him? i guarantee you he knows somebody in need and would prefer to give that money to that person instead.

money is money - even to those who have it.

 

the kid can't feel anything from the neck down. i'd cut him some slack. besides, culpepper should have never gone down to the guy and put the necklace around him in the first place. of course there's going to be some confusion when you do something like that. he probably was thinking that this was a great PR opportunity.

 

I know it doesn't hurt to ask, but this was ridiculous of the parents and the kid to even think that Culpepper was giving them his jewelery. Some people just don't have any common sense. A woman who used to work with me asked me with a straight face if she could have a personal laptop of mine that I had at work. Mmmkay.

 

You don't ask soemone for their bling bling.

DC probably felt awkward and did what he thought was right in letting the kid wear it for a while. He would have a story to share with his friends.

But for the parents to accept jewelry when they are not deserving is ridiculous. They shouldhave slapped their son for making such a rude request. For them to think that they get to keep it makes them stupid. I'd hate to think that was the plan all along, was to put DC on the spot.

F'n losers.

 

Yeah like DC needs another vehicle more than a kid who is paralized needs 50 grand.

All I know if people are selfish and don't care for those less fortunate than themselves.

If I had DC type money I'd be helping out a lot of people and I would have NEVER asked for those necklaces back unless I set the kid up straight. Damn kid will never walk again.

DC still has a chance to do the right thing. Will he or will he just be selfish like a lot of other pro multi millionare athletes?

 

I feel bad for the kid, but fail to understand why some of you don't see how wrong it is when they ask for someone elses personal belongings.

I mean ask him to contribute to a charitable function to draw in money for the cause. Don't ask for jewelry.

Perhaps, I missed something.