They just addressed this on NFL Live on ESPN. Schlereth said give the man his ticket. I hate Mark Schlereth.

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IMO opinion, that would be like me promising someone a hundred dollars if I ended up employee of the year and reneged. His Sb bonus is way more than a $200 dollar ticket.

I am not saying he needs an executive suite but damn, the guy is a season ticket holder as well.

You SUCK. IMHO along with the player.

Did you hang the banner about the Saints last week?

Karma is a bitoch, guess he does not want to let the fan down. He had no faith in his team making or winning the SB IMO.

He should honor it.

Sometimes we mouth off and say things that will be less than pleasant to honor, but a man of his word does.

Outside of killin' someone or screwin' their wife, i cant think of a better way to make the fans turn on you.

What Harris pays in taxes each year is likely more than this guys annual salary.

What a worthless asshole.

God all athletes have to do is not be complete ****ing duchebags. Sign some autographs do alittle charity work and we will think you are alright. This guy had a chance do something simple to make himself almost a legends. Could you imagine all the drunk fans the rest of his life saying "that guy is a good shit, remember when he bought a guy a superbowl ticket" Instead he has to be a reerun about it so his stupid ****ing entourage can go. I bet the dude has 20 copies of scareface and he can't follow the line. I only have my balls and my word and I break them for no one.

Definitely NOT the same thing. Offering you a bonus if you become employee of the year is meant to make you work harder. If you were then named EOTY, you fulfilled your part of the bargain.

A better analogy would be if you mouthed off and told a co-worker that if you get a $4000 bonus for being EOTY, you'll split it with them or give them then whole amount. The questions I would have then would be - did you really mean it, or were you joking? If the offer was meant to motivate the other person to do a good job, then you shouldn't renege on it. Was it a reciprocal promise (i.e., is your co-worker offering you the same deal)?

The situation with Harris and Lange is best analogized to promising your neighbor half if you hit the lottery. If your neighbor didn't give you any money to play the lottery, and s/he didn't promise to do the same for you if they win it (and your neighbor never plays the lottery anyway), then you should have no obligation to follow through, morally or legally.

Did you even watch the clip? To me it was Harris clearly playing along for the camera. Harris did the guy a favor by appearing on his public access show, and played along with the joke the guy started, and now he's being made to look like the bad guy for not giving in to Lange's extortion. If it wasn't all a joke, then how come Lange hasn't sold his Harley yet to buy himself a ticket? Clearly he wasn't being serious.

If I were Harris I'd now find some affirmative way to screw this guy. Maybe give him the ticket, then send him a 1099 so he has to pay income tax on it. Maybe it's even possible to get the guy's show yanked off public access TV because he's directly trying to make money off it.

Man up and keep your word Harris you punk ass.

The only way he is going to buy the ticket is if he thinks the negative PR is going to harm him more than bending his wallet at this point.

If Harris isn't a man of his word, he needs to stfu and not say stuff he isn't going to back up, fuggen dickweed.

I got mines!

I just read elsewhere that a ticket broker gave Lange a free ticket to the SB. Guess that's what our society has come to -- bitch and moan and act like a baby long enough and someone will stick a pacifier in your mouth.

If Harris really wanted to show the rest of the world what a prick Lange is, Harris should have given "Lange's" ticket to the Make-A-Wish foundation. That would have shut him up real quick.

Because you're a dickbag that doesn't believe in honoring your word.

This guy never said, "Chris, will you give me a SB ticket if you guys go next year."

So now, according to you, Harris did this guy a favor. At no point did the host ask for a ticket.

Why would you sell your bike when a rich athlete told you on television that you would be going. He even concluded with, "I'm going to the SB on Chris Harris' dollar."

Harris had ample opportunities when the cameras stopped rolling to tell the guy it was just a ploy. He didn't. He's not even man enough to offer a quote.

Your analogy sucks. Promising your neighbor half if you hit the lottery? So now we are comparing a couple hundred dollar SB ticket to the lottery? What a crock of shit. Is the neighbor winning the lottery worth about 10,000 times more than neighbor he's promising?

People like Harris are what's wrong with this country. Live up to your word and stop being a bitch making excuses. That's what it boils down to.

I have an Uncle Ted. He's a moron too. Must not be a coincidence.

Mr.Harris time to man up.

Back your word, it will go along way for you in the future. Get a SB Ticket for the fan, learn your lesson about running your mouth.

Or the world can make a bunch of false promises and everyone can just go back on their word anytime they feel like.

The fact it got to the media is what's wrong with this country. If Harris was a man last Tuesday, he would have gotten ahold of the guy and worked it out.

The guy never asked for the ticket. Harris volunteered it on television.

I don't know why honoring your word is such a big issue for you. You must believe in being a lying douchebag.

Not only that, he reiterated the request and gave him the opportunity to back out and said he would hold him to it.

Punk should just go to that ticket site, buy the cheapest ticket available(because he is a cheap bastard), and dispense with the deal.

I mean, it is not like he promised him 50 yardline seats, just a ticket.