The Washington Post changed the headline on its obituary for NFL coaching legend Marty Schottenheimer after an outcry Tuesday. Its first paragraph, however, remains unchanged.
Sports fans and journalists blasted the original headline, which said, “Marty Schottenheimer, NFL coach whose teams wilted in the postseason, dies at 77.” The new headline reads, “Marty Schottenheimer, one of the NFL’s winningest coaches, dies at 77.”
The opening paragraph still says, “Marty Schottenheimer, one of the winningest coaches in the National Football League whose teams found regular-season success yet often struggled in the playoffs and failed to reach the Super Bowl, died Feb. 8 at a hospice center in Charlotte. He was 77.”
CBS Sports’ senior NFL writer Will Brinson urged the Post to “show a little respect”: “Obituary headlines aren’t the place for cheap shots.”
Former player and current commentator Ross Tucker wrote, “That Really pisses me off. How about ‘Who turned around...
Sports fans and journalists blasted the original headline, which said, “Marty Schottenheimer, NFL coach whose teams wilted in the postseason, dies at 77.” The new headline reads, “Marty Schottenheimer, one of the NFL’s winningest coaches, dies at 77.”
The opening paragraph still says, “Marty Schottenheimer, one of the winningest coaches in the National Football League whose teams found regular-season success yet often struggled in the playoffs and failed to reach the Super Bowl, died Feb. 8 at a hospice center in Charlotte. He was 77.”
CBS Sports’ senior NFL writer Will Brinson urged the Post to “show a little respect”: “Obituary headlines aren’t the place for cheap shots.”
Former player and current commentator Ross Tucker wrote, “That Really pisses me off. How about ‘Who turned around...
- 2/9/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
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