Football fans have had plenty to say about Charlie Weis for years. Friday, the former NFL and college football coach made things very easy for them.
After an impressive stint as an offensive coordinator with the New York Jets and New England Patriots, Weis flamed out at Notre Dame, finishing 35-27 and being fired five seasons into a ten-year contract. He ended up getting paid almost $19 million as part of his buyout. After attempting to rehab his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and Florida Gators in assistant roles, he was hired to run the Kansas Jayhawks in 2012. That tenure was a disaster and Weis was fired after going 6-22 in three seasons. He was paid more than $5 million in additional buyouts from that contract. And there’s actually a lot more to it than that in terms of how much money Charlie made after he left jobs.
So in other words, Charlie Weis has been paid a lot of money to do nothing. That’s something he probably should have remembered when he decided to wade into political waters on Twitter on Friday.
https://twitter.com/charlieweissr/status/1497193181707919364
“I never tweet anything about politics, but today is an exception,” said Weis. “As I watch Russia continue their invasion of Ukraine this morning, I ask if Americans that want socialism are watching? Do you want to be a part of something like this?”
The former football coach should have just kept his head down. But instead, his comments caught the attention of the football world and they had a field day with it.
Obviously Charlie Weis knows the power of the market to ensure the most efficient distribution of capitalhttps://t.co/zRtnf9vTsb https://t.co/tzZAolHOop pic.twitter.com/UHch86nYGJ
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) February 25, 2022
Honestly this makes Charlie Weis' end game decision making against Michigan make a lot more sense. https://t.co/tnhOiPRfky
— Jane Coaston 🏔️ (@janecoaston) February 25, 2022
Charlie Weis might not know anything, y'all
— ¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! (@edsbs) February 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/jasonkersey/status/1497305945801699338
It's weird to see Charlie Weis — who spent his career collecting checks for jobs he wasn't doing anymore — complain about socialism https://t.co/ibtEi2E9Kd
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) February 25, 2022
all charlie weis had to do was not talk and just spend that $19+MM he’s been given to not coach, but buddy couldn’t handle the assignment https://t.co/nLoqGiXE4K
— mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) February 25, 2022
What in the ever loving world are you talking about my man. https://t.co/lhCNMEgWGw
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) February 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/1497264060152352775
Weis hopefully learned his lesson to just shut up and enjoy his unearned millions. Also, he probably shouldn’t look into the main reason the NFL has succeeded as a league.
