Friar Tuck

I was thinking about what to write this week, when I realized that I had not addressed one Tim Tebow related situation. During the Broncos preseason camp, all rookie players are hazed to some degree. Some players have to perform skits, others have to carry extra pads after practice and the higher-paid rookies have to take the entire offense/defense out to dinner (Dez Bryant of the Dallas Cowboys disrespected veteran wide receiver Roy Williams during preseason and took the entire offense and most of the defense to dinner. His bill came to over $50,000). What was Tim Tebow's hazing? A well-crafted Friar Tuck look-a-like haircut.

I have to admit, this is pretty funny. The chin-strap beard makes it even better. Couldn't you picture him with a brown robe on praying? Obviously, the haircut has to do with how religious Tebow is; however, I did some research and found a blog in the Washington Post by Elizabeth Tenety. She describes what such a haircut means in Hinduism, Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, and Buddhism. I had no idea that some so simple as your hair could actually symbolize something greater. I'm sure none of the Broncos players had any idea about this and why should they? Clearly, they were not doing this out of malice. However, this incident shows how even the slightest ignorance toward another religion/culture can cause controversy.

Washington Post