Some Indianapolis Colts fans are not happy Reggie Wayne signed with the New England Patriots.
"Anywhere but there!" some bellowed and moaned on social media following his one-year pact with the conference rival.
There has been a lot said locally about the long-time Colt since he made the decision to join Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyle even penned a piece titled: ""
When asked Tuesday about the local coverage of Wayne on the , Colts quarterback Andrew Luck dismissed the idea that the receiver is anything close to a traitor.
"There's a lot of things said and written about a lot of people," Luck said. "But Reggie will always be one of the great Colts in my mind and a great, great teammate. You can't control what people write. It doesn't really matter what's fair, I think, and not fair necessarily as a player. But I know Reg is no traitor to me at all."
Of course he's not a traitor. After sitting out nearly all of the offseason after not being re-signed by the Colts after 14 years, the Pats were his first whiff of real interest. What was he to say? "Nah, I can't sign there, it might upset the team that decided it didn't want me?"
Above all, the NFL is a business, even if we as fans sometimes think it more.
As Eisen pointed out, it's just as weird seeing Andre Johnson in a Colts' uniform and Wayne in a Pats', but neither is anything close to a traitor.
