If Anheuser-Busch took a shot at the NFL for its handling of recent domestic violence issues, then Houston Texans running back Arian Foster launched a nuclear missile back at Anheuser-Busch.
ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com reported that the Anheuser-Busch, which spends millions of dollars on advertising and sponsorship of NFL games, released a strongly worded statement in regards to the league's actions - or lack thereof - regarding domestic violence charges against former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald.
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"We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season. We are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. We have shared our concerns and expectations with the league," the statement said.
That's when Foster responded with his Anheuser-Busch-the-pot-calling-the-NFL-black response.
Selling poison on that high horse.
— Arian Foster (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Domestic violence and alcohol damn near synonymous. — Arian Foster (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
Anytime it's starts to tinkering with their bottom line, then they act. Now they're concerned.
— Arian Foster (@ArianFoster) September 16, 2014
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ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com made sure to state that drinking by itself doesn't cause domestic violence, but an impaired brain function from excessive alcohol consumption can lead to any number of problems or outcomes.
"Ray Rice, for example, was reportedly intoxicated on the night he knocked out his then-fiancée, now wife. (She reportedly was, too.)," ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com reported.
And ESPN is reporting that former Miami Heat center Greg Oden, who is facing his own felony domestic violence charge, admitted to drinking on the night the alleged domestic violence incident took place.
And ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com seemed to agree that Foster had a point.
"The broader point is that the companies that sell alcohol, which leads to a wide array of unfortunate behaviors, may not have the best standing to preach about a "moral code." Beer companies simply want to sell as much beer as they can, even if it means that too many people are drinking too much of it.
"They tell you to drink responsibly in the fine print. The overriding message is drink. And if the drink contributes to a decision to do something you shouldn't, well, you're on your own, Sparky."
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