Kyrie Irving (basketball) is known for having some takes and Aaron Rodgers (football) has also gone off the deep end, so while I think this particular instance is parody, it’s not impossible someone out there is reading this and going “hmmm, makes a good point.”

Neither do I, but from several other sources and experiences: yes, many do. Maybe all even, but without an axe and a bow dare I not venture into the utter darkness that is sports ‘journalism’.