Mike Silver took the opportunity to turn nothing into something as long as he was able to take aim at the Cleveland Browns.
Mike Silver and his vendetta against the Browns continues. Silver’s story about the Richard Sherman-Baker Mayfield handshake incident is still live with wrong information. Instead of actually fixing something that is factually wrong, a small editor’s note is being used to “correct” the situation. The problem with the editor’s note in this case is that the flawed story still remains.
Richard Sherman apologized for the entire situation being blown out of proportion. Sherman stated on The Pat McaAfee Show 2.0 podcast that the comment about Baker’s handshake was off-hand, not meant to be the focus of the conversation. Sherman was not asked about the handshake, he simply mentioned that it happened and that was it. Mike Silver decided to take it and run with it. Sherman even said after watching the video of the handshake that he thought things played out differently, hence the comment to Mike Silver. Sherman apologized for this and how it became of the focus of the game instead what actually happened on the field. Silver would never apologize.
The note on the story came from the editor and not Mike Silver. A note from the editor is fine and is typically how things are done in the journalism industry. Although something from Silver should be present as well.
This not being corrected shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Mike Silver has behaved like a child ever since his buddy was fired from the Browns. Even though anyone with eyes could tell that he was not capable of doing the job.
Instead of laying blame on the individual in charge, Mike Silver blamed everyone else. Eventually, Silver and Hue Jackson were left looking in the mirror and were still in denial. Looking for someone behind them to blame when the answer was right in front of them.
Mike Silver is an individual who would rather take shots due to a personal issue instead of doing his job as a “journalist”. A term that is used loosely when it comes to Silver.
Do not expect a legitimate correction coming from Silver. That’s not his style. He would rather continue to take shots in the name of revenge than actually report with journalistic integrity.
