Dwayne Bowe on Hard Knocks - "I Set that Off"

[Bill Lundberg]

This idiot is never going to "get it":

Dwayne Bowe on “Importing” Comments: “It Definitely Wasn’t Me” (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2010/06/29/dwayne-bowe-on-importing-comments-it-definitely-wasnt-me/)

<abbr title="2010-06-29T07:15:13+0000">June 29, 2010 – 7:15 am</abbr> by Paul Bessire A few weeks ago, we chronicled Kansas City Chief’s wide receiver Dwayne Bowe’s reference to “importing” groupies as told to ESPN the Magazine in an interview with Bowe’s friend and former teammate Eddie Kennison (click to see Bowe’s original comments and Kennison’s reaction). (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2010/05/26/did-dwayne-bowe-import-or-not/) In general, Kennison claimed that Bowe told him that he never talked to anyone about “importing” and that Kennison himself had never experienced it.
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Now, the man himself tries to set the record straight on his comments. Dwayne Bowe joined Brandon and Woolvey on 790 the Fan in Atlanta and discusses the comments quoted in ESPN the Magazine.
On if he gets any grief from his teammates on the comments:
“No, because now they are finding out that it definitely wasn’t me. Definitely, but I took that like a man. People that really know the Dwayne Bowe that clowns but on a serious note won’t let anything out of the locker room that is not supposed to be out.“
On if athletes need to guard their words from the media:
“That’s definitely true. But, you got to start a building block somewhere. Now you got guys being impostors making up fake pages. (Host: That’s got to be frustrating.) It is. But it comes with the territory, so that’s all I got to say. At least we got people that want to be you.”
On how he was portrayed on HBO’s Hard Knocks:
“I set that off. I’m the one that made Hard Knocks what it is man. The personality. They had never seen a guy like me. I got my acting skills up during that time… You got to let these people that are paying all this money to see these games, you got to let them see what really goes on. I’m all about face time.”
Listen to Dwayne Bowe on 790 the Zone in Atlanta with Brandon and Woolvey. (http://media.790thezone.com/Podcasts/1348/Dwayne_Bowe_6-24-10.mp3)
Tags: Dwayne Bowe (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/dwayne-bowe/), ESPN the Magazine (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/espn-the-magazine/), Importing (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/importing/), Kansas City Chiefs (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/kansas-city-chiefs/), NFL (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/nfl/), NFL Groupies (http://sportsradiointerviews.com/tag/nfl-groupies/)

[Omaha]

Nah, I think (read: HOPE) he's joking. He wasn't crazy or anything on the show.

[PunkinDrublic]

Meh that's humble by NFL WR standards.

[salame]

i hate him more and more all the time

[Deberg_1990]

huh?? Non story...whats the point of this thread?

[Valiant]

huh?? Non story...whats the point of this thread?

I am thinking it is about somebody that should be a star in the NFL from the Chiefs but is actually an idiot.. I am starting to agree with others that I do not think he will ever make the next step.. Shows too much immaturity.. Sad that I am the one typing that..

[Brock]

OMGZ CUT HIM IMMEDIATELY

[The Bad Guy]

Part of me really wants to like him, but the other part of me can't wait until he's gone.

Hard Knocks was an unbelievable franchise long before Dwayne Bowe was even in college.

[Bill Lundberg]

huh?? Non story...whats the point of this thread?

It's the off-season, it's Chiefs news. I just wish the guy would go to work and shut his mouth until he proves himself on the field. After listening to the interview it's not as bad as it sounds in print.

ETA: What Valiant said.

[pr_capone]

Why in the hell are Pioli and Haley still letting this clown talk to the media?

STFU and catch the GD football.

[Johnny Vegas]

On how he was portrayed on HBO’s Hard Knocks:
“I set that off. I’m the one that made Hard Knocks what it is man. The personality. They had never seen a guy like me. I got my acting skills up during that time… You got to let these people that are paying all this money to see these games, you got to let them see what really goes on. I’m all about face time.”


If anyone can't find the joke in this quote y'all need to turn up your sarcasm meter. It was a joke obviously.

[-King-]

What did he say wrong?
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[Pasta Little Brioni]

Oh, the hugemanatee!!! Suspend him Commish Goodell!!!

[Omaha]

On how he was portrayed on HBO’s Hard Knocks:
“I set that off. I’m the one that made Hard Knocks what it is man. The personality. They had never seen a guy like me. I got my acting skills up during that time… You got to let these people that are paying all this money to see these games, you got to let them see what really goes on. I’m all about face time.”


If anyone can't find the joke in this quote y'all need to turn up your sarcasm meter. It was a joke obviously.

This!

[-King-]

Why is ESPN refusing to release the tape?
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[Chief Henry]

I hope this talent has 100 receptions, 1,500 receiving yds and 16 TD receptions this season.

[ModSocks]

Why is ESPN refusing to release the tape?
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It would look bad on the Chiefs and the NFL. You don't fuck with Don Pioli and Goddel. You just don't.

They'll wake up with Chris Berman's head laying next to them.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

It would look bad on the Chiefs and the NFL. You don't **** with Don Pioli and Goddel. You just don't.

They'll wake up with Chris Berman's head laying next to them.

Even if he had his head lopped off that F'er would not shut up. "He's lifting the sword back, back, back GONE. My head that is. While your up, head over to Applebees and get me the 2 for $20."

[Molitoth]

Even if he had his head lopped off that F'er would not shut up. "He's lifting the sword back, back, back GONE. My head that is. While your up, head over to Applebees and get me the 2 for $20."

I'm a big Berman fan... but i admit that was pretty funny.

[Quesadilla Joe]

If only Pioli had McDaniels balls to get rid of talented locker room cancers.

[beach tribe]

If only Pioli had McDaniels 10 cent brain he would get rid of the most talented players in his locker room.Tebow FTW

[kcxiv]

lol @ the fucktards that didnt realize he was joking.

[Bowser]

He and Billy Butler sit around wondering why they aren't all-stars.

[SDChiefs]

I hope this talent has 100 receptions, 1,500 receiving yds and 16 TD receptions this season.

Are you expecting them to trade Cassel?

[Deberg_1990]

lol @ the ****tards that didnt realize he was joking.

This...good grief.

[ClevelandBronco]

If his hands were as soft as his head you guys might really have something.

[Steron]

i hate him more and more all the time

+1

If his hands were as soft as his head you guys might really have something.

Unfortunately this is true.

[DMAC]

I live with Bowes pain everyday. People takin shit seriously...

[chiefzilla1501]

Why is ESPN refusing to release the tape?
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How much of ESPN's business is dependent on getting access to coaches and players for interviews? And even though ESPN does some commentary, I view it much more as an entertainment medium than one that tries to post sensationalistic stories.

If ESPN claims to have a tape and they don't, they will get burned BIG time. And the Chiefs would be the first in line to make sure they get grilled for it. I would be shocked if ESPN was lying on this. And good for them for having the integrity to put honoring players' personal lives in front of saving face for themselves. I wish Bowe would starting doing the same.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

If only Pioli had McDaniels balls to get rid of talented locker room cancers.

Here's the rub...McDaniels is a Eunuch.

[RustShack]

Some people here must be retarded. Bowe actually has a pretty good personality for an NFL WR. Might not be the best, but hes far far from the worst...

[-King-]

How much of ESPN's business is dependent on getting access to coaches and players for interviews? And even though ESPN does some commentary, I view it much more as an entertainment medium than one that tries to post sensationalistic stories.

If ESPN claims to have a tape and they don't, they will get burned BIG time. And the Chiefs would be the first in line to make sure they get grilled for it. I would be shocked if ESPN was lying on this. And good for them for having the integrity to put honoring players' personal lives in front of saving face for themselves. I wish Bowe would starting doing the same.

Wait what?
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[Hammock Parties]

Bowe displays all the classic traits of narcissism....and he doesn't appear to even be aware of it.

I mean...Christ.

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[Farzin]

For anyone that wants to hear him say it, (sometimes you have to hear it to believe it) ..

http://www.790thezone.com/instantreplay/Episodes.aspx?PID=1348

[Quesadilla Joe]

ESPN says Bowe gave "more lurid details than we published

Dwayne Bowe has once again said ESPN the Magazine misquoted him in a story about teammates "importing" women to team hotels, and ESPN has once again stood by its story.

But this time ESPN has upped the ante and said that if the full tape of its interview with Bowe were played, Bowe would be made to look really, really bad -- and so would the teammates Bowe named who were involved in the "importing" of women.

ESPN the Magazine Editor in Chief Gary Belsky released a statement on Bowe's latest denial, suggesting that if anything, the full audio of Bowe's comments is worse than what the magazine printed.

"As we have said, we will happily allow Mr. Bowe the chance to listen to our recording of his interview, in the event he forgot that he made these comments," Belsky said, via Sports by Brooks. "He has not asked to do so. Despite his persistence in denying having made these comments-unfairly damaging the reputation of one of our best writers-we have consistently avoided releasing the audio from his interview to spare him and others further embarrassment, specifically because the on the recording he offers more lurid details than we published and because he named several teammates as having participated in the off-hours activity in question.

"We do not know why Mr. Bowe persists in denying having made the comments, but out of respect for him, his teammates and the Chiefs we will maintain our position, which we think is the honorable choice. We believe The Magazine's reputation for honesty and integrity speaks for itself."

Eddie Matz wrote the ESPN the Magazine story in question, and although Belsky is surely correct that Matz's reputation is being damaged by Bowe continually claiming he was misquoted, it's hard to understand why ESPN doesn't just make the audio available and put the whole story to rest. Until they do, plenty of readers are going to assume that Bowe is telling the truth.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/29/espn-says-bowe-gave-more-lurid-details-than-we-published/

Best offseason EVAR! ROFL

[chiefzilla1501]

Wait what?
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What are you confused about?

The fact that it would be suicide for ESPN to lie about the tape?

Or the fact that a media network that relies on having access to players wouldn't want to burn a team and lose that access?

On either front, it's hard to believe that ESPN is lying and Bowe is telling the truth. Very, very difficult.

[googlegoogle]

This is Dwayne off the field.


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[-King-]

What are you confused about?

The fact that it would be suicide for ESPN to lie about the tape?

Or the fact that a media network that relies on having access to players wouldn't want to burn a team and lose that access?

On either front, it's hard to believe that ESPN is lying and Bowe is telling the truth. Very, very difficult.

Hey i got proof of something....but i wont give it to you.
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[chiefzilla1501]

Hey i got proof of something....but i wont give it to you.
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You're ****ing delusional. If ESPN is lying, they lose their entire journalistic integrity. And you don't think the Kansas City Chiefs, who are taking a reputational hit by this, wouldn't publicly call ESPN out for lying by now? Because ESPN has publicly said that the Chiefs and Bowe are both more than welcome to listen to the tape.

The tape exists. You are delusional if you think it doesn't. And given that the tape exists, Bowe needs to shut the **** up and stop calling ESPN a bunch of liars before they decide enough is enough, and they leak the tapes out for real.

[teedubya]

I wish Dwayne was less concerned with face time... and more concerned with Hands time and Game time.

[Sure-Oz]

Bowe is a goofball, always has been....actually i think this song fits him well.
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[chiefzilla1501]

Hey i got proof of something....but i wont give it to you.
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By the way... If ESPN is lying, that's misquoting Bowe, which is libel.

So... yeah. If ESPN claims they have tapes, that makes it pretty clear that they're willing to prove to the Chiefs that the quote was accurate. And if the tapes don't exist, you can bet the Chiefs and Bowe camp would be all over it. If the tapes were inaccurate, same deal and they could also take legal action.

The tapes exist. You're delusional if you think they don't.

[go bo]

I hope this talent has 100 receptions, 1,500 receiving yds and 16 TD receptions this season.i like the way you think!!!

[-King-]

By the way... If ESPN is lying, that's misquoting Bowe, which is libel.

So... yeah. If ESPN claims they have tapes, that makes it pretty clear that they're willing to prove to the Chiefs that the quote was accurate. And if the tapes don't exist, you can bet the Chiefs and Bowe camp would be all over it. If the tapes were inaccurate, same deal and they could also take legal action.

The tapes exist. You're delusional if you think they don't.

I think they do. I just really dont give a fuck about it.
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[CupidStunt]

If only Pioli had McDaniels balls to get rid of talented locker room cancers.

Why would he? They're not begging to be traded like Denver's.

[BWillie]

You're ****ing delusional. If ESPN is lying, they lose their entire journalistic integrity. And you don't think the Kansas City Chiefs, who are taking a reputational hit by this, wouldn't publicly call ESPN out for lying by now? Because ESPN has publicly said that the Chiefs and Bowe are both more than welcome to listen to the tape.

The tape exists. You are delusional if you think it doesn't. And given that the tape exists, Bowe needs to shut the **** up and stop calling ESPN a bunch of liars before they decide enough is enough, and they leak the tapes out for real.

Exactly. ESPN isn't lying. If Bowe was really pissed about it and if he DIDN'T make all of those comments, he could file suit for slander. We all know he's not going to do that. By ESPN releasing that tape, it makes them look like the bad guy, and it'd probably end a few marriages. Dwayne Bowe just pulled a Kobe Bryant, and he didn't even do it to the cops, he just started spouting off some dumb shit to a ESPN JOURNALIST. The guy is an idiot.

Oh yeah, I liked his story about trying his grandma's pills. That was epic. I mean this guy really needs to either hire a publicist or fire the one he has because whatever they are doing it's not getting into his head. He has no idea what the right and wrong things are to say to the media.

[BossChief]

If only Pioli had McDaniels balls to get rid of talented locker room cancers.

How many interviews do you have to watch of your coach begging players to stay (Cutler and Marshall) in interviews and then treating them like shit to the point they demand to be traded and don't show up for team activities before you realize what he is doing to your team?

Like Ive been saying, get your Dumervil and Clady excuses ready...

['Hamas' Jenkins]

By the way... If ESPN is lying, that's misquoting Bowe, which is libel.

So... yeah. If ESPN claims they have tapes, that makes it pretty clear that they're willing to prove to the Chiefs that the quote was accurate. And if the tapes don't exist, you can bet the Chiefs and Bowe camp would be all over it. If the tapes were inaccurate, same deal and they could also take legal action.

The tapes exist. You're delusional if you think they don't.

No it's not. To win a libel case against a public figure you need to display both malicious intent and reckless disregard for the truth. "Misquoting" is not nearly enough.

[alpha_omega]

Bummer...i thought this story had gone away.

[Quesadilla Joe]

How many interviews do you have to watch of your coach begging players to stay (Cutler and Marshall) in interviews and then treating them like shit to the point they demand to be traded and don't show up for team activities before you realize what he is doing to your team?

Like Ive been saying, get your Dumervil and Clady excuses ready...

The players LOVE playing for McDaniels. Brandon Marshall had zero problems with Josh his only problem was getting a contract. Brian Dawkins came to Denver because of Josh McDaniels.

[chiefzilla1501]

I think they do. I just really dont give a **** about it.
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You should give a shit about it. Bowe sold out his teammates on the tape. Okay, fine, sometimes people make mistakes. But for Bowe to STILL not keep his mouth shut even though his teammates' personal lives are at stake? What if Bowe accuses ESPN one more time of lying and all of a sudden, ESPN says "enough is enough" and then publishes the tape?

His teammates' lives could be ruined. The reputation of the Chiefs take a major hit. Major distraction for the entire team. Who knows, if the material is dicy enough, maybe there's some kind of investigation that follows. Point being, all he has to do is shut the fuck up. That's it. ESPN has been kind enough to drop the subject. How fucking stupid do you have to be to burn that bridge after the subject had been dropped already?

[Bill Lundberg]

You should give a shit about it. Bowe sold out his teammates on the tape. Okay, fine, sometimes people make mistakes. But for Bowe to STILL not keep his mouth shut even though his teammates' personal lives are at stake? What if Bowe accuses ESPN one more time of lying and all of a sudden, ESPN says "enough is enough" and then publishes the tape?

His teammates' lives could be ruined. The reputation of the Chiefs take a major hit. Major distraction for the entire team. Who knows, if the material is dicy enough, maybe there's some kind of investigation that follows. Point being, all he has to do is shut the fuck up. That's it. ESPN has been kind enough to drop the subject. How fucking stupid do you have to be to burn that bridge after the subject had been dropped already?


This

[-King-]

You should give a shit about it. Bowe sold out his teammates on the tape. Okay, fine, sometimes people make mistakes. But for Bowe to STILL not keep his mouth shut even though his teammates' personal lives are at stake? What if Bowe accuses ESPN one more time of lying and all of a sudden, ESPN says "enough is enough" and then publishes the tape?

His teammates' lives could be ruined. The reputation of the Chiefs take a major hit. Major distraction for the entire team. Who knows, if the material is dicy enough, maybe there's some kind of investigation that follows. Point being, all he has to do is shut the fuck up. That's it. ESPN has been kind enough to drop the subject. How fucking stupid do you have to be to burn that bridge after the subject had been dropped already?
What teammates lives? Waters? Colquitt? Who the hell is on the team that was there in 07?

And tell that to the radio stations and what not. Tell them to stop asking the questions, and he'll stop answering it.

[chiefzilla1501]

No it's not. To win a libel case against a public figure you need to display both malicious intent and reckless disregard for the truth. "Misquoting" is not nearly enough.

http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1153
"While it is sometimes said that the person making the libelous statement must have been intentional and malicious, actually it need only be obvious that the statement would do harm and is untrue. Proof of malice, however, does allow a party defamed to sue for general damages for damage to reputation, while an inadvertent libel limits the damages to actual harm (such as loss of business) called special damages."

[LaChapelle]

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[ModSocks]

The players LOVE playing for McDaniels. Brandon Marshall had zero problems with Josh his only problem was getting a contract. Brian Dawkins came to Denver because of Josh McDaniels.

LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO

And one more LMAO for good measure.

LMAO

[chiefzilla1501]

What teammates lives? Waters? Colquitt? Who the hell is on the team that was there in 07?

And tell that to the radio stations and what not. Tell them to stop asking the questions, and he'll stop answering it.

Are you kidding me? You're going to ask the radio station to stop asking questions? Good fucking luck with that. Hey, can you please have your TV station stop asking Big Ben about his sexual assault case? Can you please, please stop asking our dear Tiger Woods questions about his affairs? Give me a fucking break. All Bowe has to say is "no comment." It's not that fucking hard.

As for teammates at the time, Waters, Croyle, Wiegmann, Ron Edwards, Tamba Hali, DJ, McGraw, Page (maybe), Colquitt, Niswanger were on the team. And then you have highly respected Chiefs like Priest Holmes and Tony Gonzalez. Not to mention, do you think any of his teammates trust him at all? Who would want to hang out with a guy that's going to narc on you and then laugh about it.

It's sad the lengths you're going to defend this.