San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell brought honor to all who feel that quitting in the middle of a game is one of life’s most cathartic blessings.
Campbell committed the “unforgivable sin” of quitting on his team in the middle of a rainy game in Santa Clara, which sounds to us like he’s just got common sense and was tired of playing for a bad football team. Quitting should be more normalized. It is entertaining. It is purifying. It is sporting incarnate. Take your ball and go home; that’s the glory of competition when it goes sour.
As fans of quitting while the getting is good, we’ve come up with 10 sports where throwing it all away before it’s over is part of fun. Here’s to you, Campbell. Your coaches and teammates may not be thrilled with you right now, but you’re a beautiful quitter in our book.
If you notice football and basketball aren’t on this list, it’s because quitting during those sports isn’t cathartic at all… unless it’s your ball and you’re taking it home. We’re treating Campbell like a villain?! It’s cold rain! They’re genuinely not paying that poor guy enough to go out there and play in the elements.
