Just when you think you’ve seen everything in sports, a story like this comes along.
A youth football coach in Rhode Island has been fired after allowing an adult man (18-20 years old) to dress and play in a game against 13 and 14 year children.
One report says the man had facial hair and even tattoos on his arms.
Unbelievable.
Providence youth football coach out, season cancelled after 18-20 year old guy suits up for a few plays in game. pic.twitter.com/qlCSHvpxDE
— Brian Crandall (@nbc10_brian) October 25, 2016
One parent had this to say after the game:
As Capital City Buccaneers founder, Alexandra Diaz, stepped away from the field, No. 84 made his way onto the field. One parent in attendance named Kevin Stockwell told ABC 6 News that he could spot facial hair, and arm tattoos on the player in question. “If I was there, that would never ever happen because safety of these kids is more important to me than anything. That’s not how I run my program,” Diaz told NBC 10 News. “It hurts me, it hurts the community, (and) it hurts the children because a lot has been ripped from them.”
In my mind, the coach looks like this:
