It’s times like this, when the priorities of the American public are revealed, that I kind of get why the terrorists hate us so much.
A full 14 years after entering the league and a decade after taking the Ravens to the franchise’s only Super Bowl win (including its time in Cleveland — that should be good for 75 more comments), linebacker Ray Lewis is getting an honor usually reserved for folks who are retired and/or deceased.
On Tuesday, a street in Baltimore will be named “Ray Lewis Way.” The Ravens announced the coming honor on Sunday evening.
Specifically, a section of North Avenue in Baltimore will receive a new label in honor of Lewis, a perennial All Pro and future Hall of Famer.
I honestly thought this was on Sportspickle or the Onion or something. I mean, yeah, innocent until proven guilty and he had a fair trial and blah blah blah, but doesn’t simply being tried for murder automatically disqualify you from getting a street named after you? Like, people in Baltimore know that he probably, at the very least, had something to do with the murder. But hey, he makes awesome tackles, so let’s name a street after him.
I really, really hope, that someone gets stabbed to death on Ray Lewis Way. Heads will explode.
