McCoy's Brother Responds To Column and No-Show Charges
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
McCoy's Brother Responds To Column and No-Show Charges
Paul Domowitch, Daily News NFL Columnist
UPDATE: In a subsequent email to the Daily News, LeSean McCoy's brother, LeRon, says the advance is ``ready to be returned.''
He said the reason they were slow to return it was because they sensed Bentley's was going to sue them for punitive damages and ``get more money than they sent. . . we also think (McCoy's upcoming) April 2 appearance (at another Wilkes-Barre area location) helped prompt this attack, seeing as how we are dealing with competition.''
It was not, however, Bentley's that contacted the Daily News on this issue. We received a number of emails from upset fans who had attended the event and then pursued the story.
FROM EARLIER: I wrote a column this morning regarding a meet-and-greet/autograph-signing that Eagles running back LeSean McCoy failed to show up for 2 weeks ago up in the Wilkes-Barre area, much to the disappointment of several hundred fans.
I spent more than a week trying to reach LeSean and his representatives to get an explanation for why he didn’t show that night, with no luck. As I mentioned in the column, I did speak with the marketing VP for McCoy’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who assured me not once, but twice, that he would contact LeSean’s brother, LeRon, who is CEO of the promotion company that set up the event. He assured me he would talk to LeRon and have him get back to me. In an email to me this morning, LeRon said Bailey never contacted him. Anyway, here is LeRon’s email response to the column:
"Good Morning. First and Foremost I don't want to shoot the messenger because I know it's your job to report things as they appear. After reading the article about Lesean I'm more than highly upset. It's a classic tale of one side of the story.
The first immediate problem is the question of the $2500 dollars. There's no contract between LeSean McCoy or myself stating that he received an advance of $2500. As I personally didn't do the deal nor have my or Lesean's signature on the contract. LeSeans fee was to my knowledge $3500.
"Secondly I will send you an adjoining email that shows we clearly made contact the very next morning. The email states we'd like to reschedule we were sorry but there was no correspondence back.
LeSean kept his receipt from the tow truck company that I will also take a picture and send to you as well. Numerous communication that night was made with the folks at Bentleys explaining Lesean's car situation.
"As is custom LeSean travels with his personal security to these functions which he's instructed not to leave , so the two seater car that Bentley tried to provide wouldn't suffice. Even still LeSean was on his way until a Bentley representative claimed he refused to pay him because of him being late. At this point it was seen as a total insult. We decided to travel back towards Philadelphia.
"LeSean has always been known for his maturity and good natured attitude, the last thing he would do is stiff a club out of money or disappoint fans. LeSean has done more than a hundred signings and appearances to my knowledge this is his second missed date. The first being a cancellation because the eagles brass deemed so. Please contact me back anytime thanks for letting me express our side of the story. LeSean has an appearance April 2nd in almost same area we'd love to invite you.’"
LeRon also has promised me that LeSean will give me a call as soon as he recovers from the Lasik surgery he had earlier this week and personally give me his side of the story. We most certainly will pass that along when I hear from him because we are nothing if not fair.
As I said in the previous article...who cares? This is yet another bad article on a slow news day.— XanderCrews- I also don't hear the same tone from the writer as the first article. He was quick to lump this situation with idiotic comments made by other players but doesn't seem so quick to retract that grouping. Nice journalism.— XanderCrews
- Get off Shady's back. He had a flat tire. It's happens to everyone.— soulman386
Comment removed.- can someone translate for me?— mlwmlw
- LeSean needs to hire a real publicist and tell his brother to NEVER speak for him again. Obviously LeRon failed 6th grade English b/c that entire statement made little to no sense.— cheesesteak17
- If you're looking for good journalism from this clown you're looking in the wrong place. This is nothing more than a reflection of all of his other "columns". Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.— JLH
- Sounds good to me— shawnmac
- Sounds as though these players are getting too good for we wee folk. For me, shut it all down. Neither the players or the NFL give a d... for the folks paying their way, the fans.
NMEagle— NMEagle - yea that letter is poorly written. domo did the right thing to post it as written instead of trying to translate it into english. that paragraph about the money is completely nonsensical. 'we dont have a contract saying that he received 2500, but i didnt do the deal nor sign it so i dont really know? i think it was 3500???'...the reason the club wasnt gonna pay and didnt buy the accident excuse is because he was already late. lesean do yourself a favor and get a pro PR person/company to handle correspondence with media and business partners. i know you love him and all but your brother is a liability— IcanTakeit
- First ... Family makes bad business partners. (business 101)
Second ... Flat tire? I somehow can't picture someone of this stature driving a jalopy with may-pop tires. It's all like Hollywood, neat story but, totally without any sense of reality!
We all pay the freight for this show!— hapedaze - get rid of the bro, bro.— StorminNorman
- Shady went from being a nice guy to Mr. Ghetto in the course of one day. We have all had flats, but Shady could not make a scheduled appt because he had a flat???? Please. Shady they have these devices in cars now called jacks. Need a lift stick a jack up your keester.— rockinrob
- Bentley's...one of the nicest places ever, also one of the most horribly operated businesses known to man. They wanted to be a high end restaurant and banquet facility, now doing sports meet n greets.
Sad
KING~out— thee~KING - Comment removed.
