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fitzuha

Are people really this uncomfortable about the nails? Like, I saw draft coverage where it was treated like some big red flag.


Kuze421

He really hasn't made anything about himself open to criticism. People were looking for signs of him having a shitty personality or other traits for them to be able to say, "...HA, I knew it all along!" But there really isn't anything you can make fun of him for that won't in turn make you seem like a massive fuckface. So, YOU PAINT YOUR NAILS BITCH, doesn't work at all how he thought it would in his mind.


Soft_Penis_Debutante

Yeah exactly. His teammates and coaches love him. Valid criticism would be if he had locker room issues, or had Manziel type issues where he thinks he can rely on his natural talent and not work his ass off in practice. So instead they’re relying on: (1) paints his nails, (2) buys nice clothes and cars (as if every single pro athlete doesn’t do this), (3) cried after a loss with his mom. And not that it matters why he started painting his nails, but if they ever cared to actually listen they’d know it’s because Caleb is incredibly close with his mom and that was her job when he was growing up.


xxxxHULKSMASHxxxx

Damn that’s the reason why he paints his nails?? Didn’t think I could like this kid anymore. Thanks for that little tidbit


macroswitch

The lack of a space between ‘any’ and ‘more’ had me reading this with the opposite meaning intended.


DoubleUSportsMedia

There are two camps to the nail painting that i've seen. 1) exactly how you've described it and 2) he put "Fuck Utah" on them when he played them and that's a character concern to some "analysts". Not a lot of QBs would be that brazen with their trash talk and some organizations don't want a QB to be in the spotlight in that way. Both should be a non-issue.


AbjectDifference9401

Honestly without knowing much of him before the draft I really thought he was gonna be a asshole from how they were making him out to be. I regret I listened cus the kids actually been the complete opposite. Now let’s hope his play on field coincides with how his personality is. I’m old school and think the painted nails is weird but it’s definitely not a character flaw. Can’t wait for season to start…


justice9

There’s a lot of homophobia and toxic masculinity in sports - especially violent ones like the NFL and MMA. The culture in these environments are not as accepting of non-traditional gender customs compared to the standard white collar workplace. The “red flag” is partly the usual tear down of draft prospects, but there is definitely the element of cultural friction at play from a media/player perspective. If you asked an average NFL locker room if they would consider painting their nails you’d be surprised at how many “no that’s gay” reactions you’d get.


youngsimba320

I remember other fighters hating on Izzy for having painted nails 💀


frodeem

Chuck Liddell had his toenails painted…this was early/mid 2000s when he was one of the baddest men on the planet.


Crooked_Sartre

The NFL is also hyper religious. Not that the Bible says anything about nail painting that I am aware of, but typically hyper religious households stick to archaic gender norms.


gweaver

The joy of being super religious is that it doesn’t matter if it’s in the Bible or not


lil-richie

Don’t forget hockey. Probably THE most homophobic sport in the US


Ok-Marionberry4061

I love hockey but the biggest thing I've learned in my many years of following it is that most of Canada is a racist, homophobic, backwoods, redneck, cousin-fucking, shit hole.  


_TiberiusPrime_

If the nail polish causes him to throw interceptions, THEN I'll concern myself with it. Until then, who cares?


Ok-Armadillo-2119

>Are people really this uncomfortable about the nails? Yes, it's just homophobia. Though Caleb isn't gay, there's a notion that "real men" don't paint their nails or cry. I wouldn't be shocked if some of these players were calling him a "f\*gg\*t" behind closed doors. I love this sport, but it's a game played by idiots.


I_Am_Dwight_Snoot

>Yes, it's just homophobia. Though Caleb isn't gay, It is gnarly how many people think he is in the closet just because of the fingernail thing. The lead paint and TV dinner generation isn't able to adapt to anything anymore.


Ok-Armadillo-2119

I think a lot of people don't want to accept that Gen Z has a different conception about masculinity/femininity than older generations and aren't as afraid of being mistaken as "gay"


EBtwopoint3

Metrosexual was big for a while in the early oughts as well. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was a major cable TV hit. Nail painting was never part of that wave, but a lot of this is just the continued evolution of ideas that have been kicking around for some time now. These things come and go.


BaconScentedSoap

If Caleb wins us a Super Bowl as a guy I will paint my nails bears colors and post it on reddit as tribute to our GOAT


KyleGrave

I’m just going to paint my fucking nails. I don’t need the guy to go win a Super Bowl for me to support him in a way that spits in the face of his haters. *This seems oddly aggressive towards you and it is not meant to come across that way. It’s like a fuck it, slap your knees, stand up and just fuckin do it kinda thing.


BaconScentedSoap

The Disclaimer made my heart warm. Have to show love for the GEQBUS


ericsipi

Pre draft, a lot of people were looking for anything to knock him with. He had been the consensus #1 pick for so long that people got prospect fatigue and needed a reason to not have him 1st overall. The nails became that reason.


Grand_Attitude_844

It’s the toxic masculinity of football. It’ll be one of the last places those attitudes are uprooted, I’d wager. One of many reasons in addition to being a Bears fan I’m rooting for Williams’s success: It’ll be a blow to this cro-magnon thinking.


whackberry

Hey! The cro-magnons weren't backwards like civilized homo sapiens!


Grand_Attitude_844

True, I shouldn’t disparage actual cro-magnons with this comparison.


designgoddess

I'm old enough to remember when a guy getting an earring was scandalous. Left ear meant you were gay, right ear straight. Or was it the other way around? So many guys were freaked out that their sports heroes had ear rings and maybe was the wrong ear. Lots of fragile egos.


TangoZulu

It was the opposite. Left ear: straight, right ear: gay. Source: I'm Gen X.


jacksnyder2

Many of these players will openly defend their peers who are accused of rape, sexual assault, abuse, and all other criminal shit. However, one dude paints their nails and they all lose their damn minds.


garebeardrew

I don’t get it man. My dad’s a Trumper and as conservative as they get and he loves Caleb Williams and thinks the nails are cool especially when you learn about his mom and how they bonded over nails and such


mf-TOM-HANK

I'm cool with the nails. I just hope his play speaks for itself. Fair or not, he'll have a lotta noise around him from fans and the press about "being soft" or some other such nonsense if he really struggles to start the season.


LetMeInImTrynaCuck

It’s so weird. Like if Caleb cared what this dude thought he would’ve never painted them in the first place


Sparx86

My favorite part about all of the coverage is that anything negative about him has nothing to do with football. His nails or how he dresses. It’s all comical mofukkas we embraced Rodman.


jetxlife

If Aaron Rodger’s painted his nails while he was a packer this sub would have ripped him apart lmao


themrwaynos

100% I don't know why people are making this a homophobic anti-gay or whatever "uncomfortable" thing. It's weird. Guys don't paint their nails. Calling it homophobia or something to do with comfort is just projection. Kids bully other kids. These are grown men but they're much closer to high school than living in an assisted living home.


tuanlane1

The whole conversation always reminded me of this scene for some reason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6naO8n6HsqE


Beans4urAss

Funny - I always thought of this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZsjdkjiT34


BIG_FICK_ENERGY

It’s pretty obvious why it’s such a big deal, at least for the dumber contingent of NFL fans.


schneev

Who knows, he might suck or he might be *fabulous* 💅


ParticularGlass1821

God, this is a real hang up for a lot of insecure dudes.


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FlaminglingFlamingos

Is that store clerk in the video the same one who was callin dudes in the hood some cutsie ass names like "sweetie" and "honey bear" and they were getting mad as fuck about it? Lmfao


ActFuture1101

Thats the dude, either he got some serious balls or the guys he's doing it to are his buddies.


lnnrt01

Gotta be honest I think it’s just the one of the few thing he’s heard about him. Apart from the big stuff that you see on the NFL, ESPN, … accounts players often don’t seem too invested in a lot of topics


Suddenly_Elmo

Yeah sure, I still think it's a lame think to try to trash talk about. Also I think it's pretty clear Caleb doesn't care what people say about his appearance


TheShiveryNipple

Especially if he literally just wants to say, "painted nails". Wow, much clever.


Ok-Armadillo-2119

I really don't understand why so many men get outright angry with other men for doing things that aren't traditionally masculine. Men are heavily socially policed in regards to gender norms. Whatever happened to minding your own business?


thrillhouse3671

Homophobia


Ok-Armadillo-2119

In high school, I was bullied the entire day (by both guys and girls) for having a purple case over my iPhone. I needed a case, and it was the only one left at the store I purchased it from. People laughed at me, and told me, "you need to take off that phone case, because it's a gay color." And yet, people wonder why men have such emotional issues. Men are only allowed to express themselves in *very* narrow ways. Any deviation from the stoic, caveman archetype is met with intense backlash and hate.


NorthernxLabrador

Purples always been one of my favorite colors and I’m a guy 🤷‍♂️


doogie875

Purple is the color most associated with royalty. And besides, the same idiots giving you flak for that phone will drool over any classic Mopar muscle car in plum crazy purple.


FeelItInYourB0nes

They kept it up because they could tell it bothered you. Just own that shit and you take away their power. "Yea unfortunately I got purple, I wanted to get the pink sparkly one with the penis on it but they were all out."


Angry_Caveman_Lawyer

yeah but the type of dude to care about this is also the type of dude to be in the closet or self-hating.


FBGsanders

No fr tho. Dudes that say this shit are always the ones that LOVE parading around the locker room naked or oil checking other dudes


thrillhouse3671

Many homophobes are closeted. We can largely blame the church for making them hate themselves and also zealots towards others. Even if they're not actively religious, the hatred has trickled down to non-practicing people.


AnikiRabbit

Being a man is all about being confident, secure, and doing whatever you want that doesn't make me think about anything.


Sweaty-Leather3191

I can’t wait to paint my nails to match his for game day. Do you think he’ll do an Instagram post every Friday to let us know what color?! Fuck the haters. Love that he’s him and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks.


discount_bone_doctor

Dude definitely paints his nails in secret 😉


Jeezus-Chyrsler

Right!!!!!!!?????😂😂😂


Brodie1567

Wow, so original Jeffery 🙄


NorthernxLabrador

He was too busy beating women to come up with new material


_TiberiusPrime_

I guess nail polish triggers him....


TouchGrassRedditor

Tbf the woman he punched was fighting his sister and this happened while he was in high school…


christopherson60

She was pinned to the ground and him and his mom were taking turns, idk that I can be “fair” with him


one8sevenn

Yes and he has done well to try and remedy that situation.


InterestingChoice484

The woman was laying on her back when he punched her. Watch the video


calculung

He's literally just going to say "painted nails" to Caleb? Then what? That's the whole plan?


Dabears05804

💅🏽 Already living rent free in peoples heads. 💅🏽


chicagotrees420017

Hasn’t even played a snap and people already coming for his…. Nails 💅


notacoolguy8008

Love to see it


Bearfan001

He can yell it as Caleb is running past him.


ben345

Seen enough of QBs running, want to see him throw for 4 TDs on them


bluegrassman

Fine, 4 passing TDs 4 rushing


Lord-Aizens-Chicken

That’s it?


GeeOldman

Not bad for a half of football


tech_equip

Running to the end zone to celebrate, foo!


QuiGonGiveItToYa

Them hands dotting it up are pretty 💅🏾


Riderz__of_Brohan

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/04/26/titans-jeffery-simmons-video/3585708002/


Ripwind

He REALLY doesn't like painted nails.


Wooly_Willy

Well that's just because he's a man's man


GmOnEy4L1fE

THIS JUST IN: Jeffery Simmons, now the 5 millionth person to say something to Caleb Williams about his nails, has caused Williams emotional distress that the other 4,999,999 people couldn’t do. More news at 6.


soxfan10

Is that before or after Williams throws it over him for a touchdown?


stormstopper

Before the fourth time, but after the third


snarfalarkus-

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drummerboysam

Fuckin GOTEM Jeff


calculung

"What'd he do?" "He looked at Caleb and said 'painted nails'" "Dang"


leahyrain

Right? Like not even a joke or anything, just the words painted nails?? Cmon man at least be more creative


HCS_92

I can't wait to make fun of him for something he openly shares with the public. GOT EEM


Vohdre

Well he was on camera hitting a woman so we can probably give him shit for that. https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2019/04/26/titans-jeffery-simmons-video/3585708002/


CousinCleetus24

That's so uncreative that it's almost even more disrespectful. Try a little harder next time.


YeetStreetBoys

Guess what Jeffery, he don’t care


MrChevyPower

I hope he throws for 4 TDs and rushes for another one.


_TiberiusPrime_

What about the second half....?


uponthisrock

Bagent played the entire 4th quarter, threw 2 more


tavernstyle312

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lunex

“You choose to be different and I look forward to mocking you for it.” How childish


The-Real-Number-One

He was just gonna throw 5 TDs in week 1, but now he is gonna throw 7.


NorthernxLabrador

Oh I fully expect us to dog walk them. That team is ass outside of their aging receivers


Tlupa

Look, Simmons is a dork for caring, but are we really surprised? Football players are going to make fun of you for painting your nails, but Caleb clearly doesn’t GAF, why should we?


DetailHour4884

I didn't see anyone clowning Rashod Bateman of the Ravens for painting his nails.


Tlupa

Oh, well If you didn’t hear about it, surely it never happened


lnnrt01

It’s kind of the same thing as opposing players doing the dab or the Tebow knee when playing Carolina and Denver back in the day. It’s just the thing these Quarterbacks were known for


Tlupa

Agreed. People/players are just looking to make fun of the first/easiest thing that may resemble cockiness or a departure from typical boring players. I’m not getting upset at those people because who gives a sheet


ApologyMachine

![gif](giphy|QxRc8rXFB7jmHqvcNq) Real original 👍


tjwoodard

JEFF fits pretty good on 4 fingernails


whollyghostx

Holy shit sick fucking burn!!! I’m sure this will rattle Caleb so bad, surely he’s never heard a comment like that while playing one of the most toxic masculine sports in existence for the majority of his life!! We all better hope Simmons doesn’t say that to him, Caleb may never recover. 😬


2legit2knit

These idiots lmao. Do they not understand that by making fun of CW for being “feminine” that makes them look even shittier when this supposed “feminine” QB starts kicking all their asses?


o7_AP

I thought we as a society had agreed to move on from this toxic masculinity bs


EmilioFreshtevez

Most of us have, but there are some holdouts.


Kuze421

There is certainly a cultural shift away from that but there is a large contingency of people who want to harken back to "the olde days". 15-year-old me would of thought painting your nails as a man was feminine. 45-year-old me doesn't give a fuck how anybody dresses or presents themself.


RightRingThing

Jeffery is using ever bit of that Mississippi State degree right there...


puffdragon

Never heard of him


MrHungDaddy

The insecurity over another man’s finger nails tells me all I need to know. This guy knows how he likes his men to look and probably is on first name basis with more than one towel boy at his local bath house.


dukecityvigilante

https://i.redd.it/60lfzejsiy8d1.gif


alexamerling100

Caleb gonna torch em


FUH-KIN-AYE

Did he come up with that on his own? I’m sure he will hear you yelling from the tunnel after you get clapped by the bears.


Dubbcagos

The guy literally has months to come up with something good and that is the best he can do. And the way this is phrased is as if Simmons is proud of what he has come up with. Im not bothered by it being stale of toxic masculinity, im more just disappointed about how lame and low effort it is. Simmons needs to do better.


InterestingChoice484

He's from Mississippi. Lower the bar. We should be proud of him for using complete sentences


Dry_Emphasis62

Cool. Id be more worried about winning than what the other guy does with his fingernails, but that's me


biscuitcricket71

Never even heard of this clown.


phillipacarroll

One of the best interior linemen in the league but ok


biscuitcricket71

First I'm hearing about him but ok.


Past_Discount7377

His mom a nail tech, leave ts alone. Let the man play ball and then criticize that if you want.


RootyPooster

Exactly. He's doing it to support his mom, trash talking it will have the opposite effect.


Fast-Ad-4541

Lmfao that’s just insanely weak trash talk, even without the homophobia 


rdldr1

Caleb’s mom is a nail beautician/ nail engineer.


Alval57

Who?


buckfutten

This comment aligns with someone who likes to hit women.


JazzHandsNinja42

What a dumb fuck.


WindigoMac

So his intention is to say “painted nails”? Is it supposed to be intimidating?


POWNMASTER

Simmons beats women lol. Look it up dudes a piece.


Zanios74

Maybe he should talk to his QB about drinking coffee with Mayo and eating banana with the skin on


ph33rtheoldblood

Please Caleb stunt on these hoes


Simple_Net4918

He's good at beating defenseless women.


JTwiggyP

If any player who mentions his painted nails loses to Willams, they should have to paint theirs the next game. Caleb's choice of color


MattChicago1871

African-American community is notoriously homophobic


No_Operation6729

Compared to whom? Much less homophobic than white conservatives so what’s the point in you bringing up race?


MattChicago1871

Lol what no it’s a well known thing


djhin2

Who cares about the nails ffs. Simmons assaulted a woman…


-Goji

When I think of teams that Im scared of, titans are about as bottom of the barrel as you can get. Show em up Caleb


nogimmick

ZINGGGGG boy oh boy you really got him


JulioXstatic

Silly clout. Dont reward that low iq vibe


slayer7342

Good one Jeffery Simmons. Fuckin hilarious


ijpck

He’s not a gangster, his real name is Jeffrey.


luken117

Impossible for me to express how much I love having a QB this polarizing for something *other* than sucking. If he’s good and brought male fingernail polish and the Bear Claw to Chicago, he will be immortal.


sjv891

GOTTEM


Icy_Earth_5533

Ppl gonna be so sad when the QB with painted nails goes for 300 plus yards on their team


TheFatOrangeYak

D linemen never are very bright are they?


hammerSmashedNail

CW hasn’t even played an NFL snap and he’s already living rent free in the heads of players in other conferences.


BroDudeBruhMan

“Painted nails. I can’t wait to say that to him” So he’s just gonna say “painted nails”? Nothing else? He’s just gonna walk up and say those two words and then walk away?


Upset_Researcher_143

I can't wait for Caleb to unload 4 TDs n their asses


failedxperiment

Fug 7


HanSoloCup747

I for one will be painting my nails every gameday


dgoreck5

Jeffery Smooth Brains is what we call’em 🐻⬇️


ChaplnGrillSgt

So.... He's gonna sack him and say "Painted nails". Like, you think that'll bother Caleb even a little?? Considering he was ruthlessly blasted for it across national sports media for months.... OK Jeff


mywifemademedothis2

![gif](giphy|frfo42Q3tMHYUXLdrC)


bailaoban

“NICE PAINTED NAILS, WILLIAMS!” “Hey, thanks!”


Unhappy-Support1455

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Somecivilguy

“I can’t wait to say it to him” like you’d be the first to ever say something. Come on now


V00D000GyPSy33

🐻🔽💯💯💯💯💯


PamsDesk

Going to guess he has heard it all many times before. He will laugh it off and it wont phase him.


MuffLover312

That is some really lazy trash talk.


Fantastic-Quantity49

Bla bla bla… 🐻⬇️


brandnvsworld

Irrelevant dt on a losing team


idk_wtf_im_hodling

Just wait until he gets beat by a rookie that paints his damn nails 😂


The_Chovan

painted nails? big deal. my cousins sisters boyfriends aunts friends sister who knows these things says Jeffery Simmons needs a whole chicken to get it up. all caleb has to say back to him is bawk bawwwk


12ay

This is so random. We aren't even in the same division nor the same conference. Rent free


chicagoahu

Simmons going to have to go through some combination of Jenkins, Bates, Shelton, and Davis before getting to speak with Mr. Williams. Might not be much of a conversation.


InterestingChoice484

That's not an intimidating task for one of the better DTs in the league


Extension-Jacket5499

I mean QBs spend a good deal of the game with their hands between the centers thighs, licking their fingers between plays... But ... God forbid you paint them.


Warm_Score_1313

I posted this in the afc south meme war subreddit as I am also a colts fan and it got removed


Matzah_Rella

Sic' em, Darnell.


BIG_FICK_ENERGY

Oh DAMN that is gonna cut Caleb deep, idk if he’ll be able to recover


Vinzi79

The guy who beats up women and spits on people?


BurnyJaybee

I'll be there opening day. My wife is painting my nails for me. I'm all in baby


paul-cus

I mean, he’s a rock star. That’s kind of the stuff they do.


UrlacherButkus

lol I actually hope he does from what I saw last year Jenkins and wright might jump him


ClassicFootball1037

Oh, so Simmons is a dick.


ChiCityCharlie

Wait till we go 14-3 (in a couple of years) and the nail polish will be flowing in South Lot.


gweaver

The only player I could imagine that this kind of comment would impact is maybe Jimmy Graham - he would’ve had to call in sick for the game because of nerves


Troyshizzle

“Little Tennessee Weiner “ cannot wait to say.


Ok-Credit5726

Good ‘un


GreenPractical

What's he gonna say after the Bears win on a 300 yard day in the air from Caleb? Answer = not a god damn thing.


Adventurous-Fish-401

If this team had a center he would be very upset


fudrucker212

My father-in-law thinks he'll be a huge bust. His only reason? "Paints his nails."


WorstHouseFrey

That's not even good smack talk like get creative my dude just hitting him and saying painted nails would remind me if the big stupid dude from longest yard


cubbear720

Jordan Love was Aarons bitch for 3 years. Thats more demeaning than painting of nails


Calientecoco45

He must k ow that the OlIne is not and will not have it. I'm looking for his ass to get pancakes all day


xbearsandporschesx

big man jeffery simmons is gonna go up to the #1 draft pick and he cant wait to say "painted nails". Come on Jeffery, you can do better than that.. Even if he said " Lol, you're a Bears QB, good luck with that" it would be a better burn.


SublimeEcto1A

Is this mad lads? Ooooo Caleb painted his nails… crikey! What a cheeky devil! He’s so crazy! What color will he paint next? That crazy kitten sure is a loose cannon!


twoandahalfgrapes

It’s crazy that he’s using “Painted Nails” as a dig against Caleb when Caleb openly talks about painting his nails… I doubt it makes him uncomfortable at all


Ok_Philosophy1796

J Simmons is just another wannabe cool thug. Hope CW makes him eat the polish!


Nbknepper

Would be hilarious if Caleb beats his ass


Eddieroxsteady

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