Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for February 20, 2022

Ah, athletes. Millionaires, just acting like you and me…NOT!!!

So many worthy candidates…the suspense! The suspense!! C’mon, Bill!

I still wish LeBron James was in this category, but if I had to choose one of these guys, it’s between Antonio Brown and Novak Djokokovic.

Not to excuse any of the five finalists, but I have to go with Dan Snyder for the ongoing coverup.

One week of spring training blown away, so far. Will opening day be delayed? Who shall we blame?

I started to make a lengthy comment about how James should be the jerk every year or for all time, but I decided that the hypocrite just isn’t worth it. He will be gone before too much longer.

All cringe worthy, along with a whole hockey sock full of other dim bulbs…speaking of hockey, The Rat, Brad Marchand, is noteworthy. He sucker punched a goalie, then tried to spear the goalie in the face. Should get 20 games the next time.

How about sports fans collectively, who ultimately provide the money that turns these jerks into celebrity jerks?

@jarvislood How about a separate category – SJOY Lifetime Achievement Award?

All sweethearts, and let’s not forget Urban Meyer.

My nominee for SJOY 2022: Kamila Valieva’s coach.

Man, I gotta start paying a bit more attention, I forgot at least half of the crap AB pulled. I recant any earlier suggestions that he should not have been the winner.

I think AR won mostly because people expected better from him, which always magnifies jerkiness when it’s discovered. AB was just doing what we expect from AB.

Anybody notice a connection among most of the athletes depicted?

Does anyone believe that “We WANT them infected!” was not, and is not, a deliberate effort to maximize polarization of all of society?

I still think Urban Meyer should be right up there. He was in a position of leadership and authority, and he let so many people down.

I thought this was settled last week. The now On-The_Market Rogers won in a landslide

Natural immunity is better than experimental therapeutics. The smart people already knew that. The rest decided to go all Karen. And now Canada is going all Nazi.

New nominee for SJOY 2022: Michigan coach Juwan Howard.

For Djoke, you forgot he then childishly withdrew from the mixed doubles bronze medal match, costing his teammate a chance of a medal.

For that reason alone I thought he was the biggest sports jerk, and one of the biggest overall jerks, of 2021.