PHILLY CHEAPSKATE

     You know it's football season when football players are causing all of the drama in the news. Yesterday it was Ray Rice, who finally got cut by the Baltimore Ravens yesterday and received a lifetime ban from football. I'm sure my blog had a lot to do with that. (sarcasm) Today, let's talk about 26-year-old Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy. Can you be anymore of a cheapskate? McCoy dropped a 20 cent tip on a $61.56 check at a Philly burger joint, PYT, on Monday afternoon prompting the restaurant to post a photo of the check to Facebook to publicly humiliate the city's NFL star. PYT posted on their Facebook page, "That's a .03% tip! New record!" 

     The last time I wrote about an NFL player being this cheap was a few months back when Warren Sapp left no tip saying "Boys don't tip!" on the check because he was upset with the fact that the waitress came to the table and asked "What are you boys drinking today?" That still blows my mind. At least, McCoy left 20 cents. The All-Pro back, who wears the number 25 on his jersey (a nickel more than his tip), stopped by the restaurant in the Northern Liberties section of the city with four "rude and loud" friends, according to an employee of PYT. 

     When served their meals, the group was not impressed asking, "What is this shit?" The waiter said, "I wasn't surprised by the tip, I saw it coming. They were extremely rude. I kept my cool for as long as I could, where you just don't want them yelling and cursing you." Who acts like that in a public setting? Oh yeah, children do. I mean, this guys is a sports celebrity in this city, why would he act like this? It's like he has no respect for himself either. Then to not tip the server who had to put up with your shenanigans is just totally asinine. I already know how some of you feel about the tipping situation, as you've stated in the Warren Sapp blog, but come on! Servers are providing a service and should be tipped accordingly. Yes, tipping is optional, but what kind of an asshole doesn't tip these days? In this instance, there should have been a big tip because of the way they acted.
 

     Anyway, the waiter didn't recognize McCoy's friends as other Eagles players, but noted they sported football tattoos. And McCoy, known by his nickname "Shady," picked up the bill with his credit card. Here's the best part; McCoy, who goes by the handle "CutonDime25" on Twitter, signed a five-year, $45-million-dollar contract extension with the Eagles in 2012. So, this guy is making $9-million a year, but can't afford to tip a waiter? Are you kidding me? Some of you might say it's his money and he has the right to tip as he pleases, but this guy is a piece of shit and I'm sure many more people will agree with that!