Crowell’s Dude Wipes deal eases fine
FLORHAM PARK, N . J. » Isaiah Crowell entered the press room at the New York Jets’ facility and promptly excused himself to use the bathroom.
No, you can’t make this stuff up.
The running back, of course, has been in the headlines lately for his buttwiping touchdown celebration at Cleveland on Sept. 20. It drew a penalty — as well as the ire of coach Todd Bowles — and resulted in a fine of $13,369 by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“I talked to Todd about what happened on the field and I told him it wouldn’t happen again,” Crowell said Wednesday.
But Crowell also received an endorsement deal out of the whole mess, with pictures of him holding boxes of a toilet paper alternative for men splattered all over social media by the running back and the company Dude Wipes. It provided a bit of a questionable look — especially since Bowles had been so angered by the crude celebration.
“As far as the endorsement deal, I don’t want to get too much into that,” Crowell said. “I didn’t mean any disrespect to anybody. I’ve got a lot of respect for everybody that’s in the building and, I mean, that’s really how I feel.”
He repeated those sentiments when asked if he thought he was making light of the situation by accepting an endorsement deal as a result.
“It won’t happen again,” Crowell said. “We talked about the onfield stuff and it won’t happen again. We’re moving forward after that.”