12-03-2021, 07:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-07-2021, 05:44 AM by .simo. Edited 1 time in total.)
Cedric Wilkins II, once seemingly a cause for immense concern for the Philadelphia Liberty organization, has managed to avoid turning heads since he was officially placed on the trade block, seemingly finding a new calm with the threat of a trade looming. Our reporters, frustrated with waiting for further development, confronted Wilkins following practice, seeking the reality of the situation.
Wilkins, uncharacteristically of his attitude of late, eagerly spoke on the matter, “Obviously, I have no way of knowing if this team will be my future in this league. We’ve had our differences; I imagine there will always be some tension. Now, though? I don’t think I’m moving just yet; I signed my contract here, and both sides seem intent to see the contract completed here for the time being”.
Wilkins, pressed further about tensions with his teammates, sighed in response, “I’ve still got my gripes, I’ve still got some of that frustration I had, that shit ain’t just disappear. But honestly…I think things have been getting better. I’m not everybody’s cup of tea, but we’ve got people here who have sort of found ways to bridge the divide. I think Xavier, he strikes me as the individual who has really made me feel at home here; since I got listed, he sort of made the effort to let me know I’m still welcome on this team, on this field, and I don’t know if that keeps me here, but I appreciate that more than he, more than anybody can know”.
Walls, asked to comment on Wilkins’ statement, said of the situation, “I can’t change how management approaches his future with the team, that you already know. I can change how I approach him as a teammate, though, and honestly…this has to be tough for him. I felt he deserved to know he had a teammate in his corner, so I set my frustrations aside, and I made a commitment to keeping him around his teammates for the rest of the season. That starts with me, so I invited my man for dinner, and he seems to have settled under my wing ever since”.
Wilkins, speaking further on his relationship with Walls, reportedly said, “Xavier has been the mentor, the friend I was sort of looking for, both on and off the field. This has been a difficult year, a difficult season for me, and I’m not sure I’m ready to talk through all the details just yet, but…Xavier has helped me recognize I’m not alone here, and that has helped me feel comfortable finishing this season in Philadelphia. I don’t know what the future holds, but for now I am part of the Liberty”.
Lip Chap, asked about his thoughts on the developing relationship between his defensive captain and rookie nickelback, particularly given their prior tension, said of the duo, “You know, the funny thing is that you're insinuating that there was some sort of tension within our organization this season. I'm here to tell you that there was no tension of any kind between Cedric and Xavier. What you saw and heard this season was nothing more than two alpha males feeling each other out and butting heads like two bucks during the rut. Cedric and Xavier are both extreme competitors who give 110% every day and expect that out of their teammates. It's frankly insulting for you to suggest that there were any issues that might have led to Cedric no longer being with the team”.
Before reporters could clarify any of this statement, Chap continued, “In fact, things are so good within the locker room that Xavier even invited Cedric to his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario for what I was told was a fantastic three day boys trip that involved telling each other ghost stories and eating popcorn while watching Real Housewives. There were even rumors around the facilities that they knitted each other matching scarves, but I don't believe the rumors since no one made me a scarf, so I doubt they would make any for each other”.
Reporters, afraid to contest any of Chap’s prior statements, instead veered towards Wilkins’ future with the team; Chap, very briefly, stated, “We expect him to be a big part of our future, and we owe it all to our neighbors to the north. Thank you, Canada”.
It is worth noting at this time that, at the very least, Chap was incorrect to identify Walls’ home as being in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; rather, Walls comes from rural Wisconsin.
Lip Stache, Chap’s partner in crime, offered what some might consider a more tempered, but what we will call a less ridiculous response, “Chap and I have had many discussions on Cedric. He's having an outstanding rookie season and we plan on building our defense around him for the future. Our only question has been how exactly we reach this kid. We've tried to fax his agent, send him the Tik Toks, but we haven’t been very fruitful in our attempts to get an extension done”.
Stache, asked about the budding mentorship between Wilkins and Walls, reportedly said, “Xavier has been a longtime Liberty player and clearly has made an impact on Cedric; there seems to have been a real breakthrough there. Our hope is this friendship blooms into a long-term commitment to this team and years of fans cheering them on in Philadelphia”.
Wilkins, asked his thoughts on what Chap and Stashe had to say on this evolving matter, told reporters, “I don’t really think about what the Lips do, honestly. They’re kooks, so I ain’t wasting any time I don’t have to thinking about them”.
Other teammates were hesitant to comment on Wilkins; most avoided our reporters altogether. The tension still seems to be very real in Philadelphia, but for now at least, Wilkins has declared himself one with the Liberty; perhaps there is finally no longer cause for concern.
Wilkins, uncharacteristically of his attitude of late, eagerly spoke on the matter, “Obviously, I have no way of knowing if this team will be my future in this league. We’ve had our differences; I imagine there will always be some tension. Now, though? I don’t think I’m moving just yet; I signed my contract here, and both sides seem intent to see the contract completed here for the time being”.
Wilkins, pressed further about tensions with his teammates, sighed in response, “I’ve still got my gripes, I’ve still got some of that frustration I had, that shit ain’t just disappear. But honestly…I think things have been getting better. I’m not everybody’s cup of tea, but we’ve got people here who have sort of found ways to bridge the divide. I think Xavier, he strikes me as the individual who has really made me feel at home here; since I got listed, he sort of made the effort to let me know I’m still welcome on this team, on this field, and I don’t know if that keeps me here, but I appreciate that more than he, more than anybody can know”.
Walls, asked to comment on Wilkins’ statement, said of the situation, “I can’t change how management approaches his future with the team, that you already know. I can change how I approach him as a teammate, though, and honestly…this has to be tough for him. I felt he deserved to know he had a teammate in his corner, so I set my frustrations aside, and I made a commitment to keeping him around his teammates for the rest of the season. That starts with me, so I invited my man for dinner, and he seems to have settled under my wing ever since”.
Wilkins, speaking further on his relationship with Walls, reportedly said, “Xavier has been the mentor, the friend I was sort of looking for, both on and off the field. This has been a difficult year, a difficult season for me, and I’m not sure I’m ready to talk through all the details just yet, but…Xavier has helped me recognize I’m not alone here, and that has helped me feel comfortable finishing this season in Philadelphia. I don’t know what the future holds, but for now I am part of the Liberty”.
Lip Chap, asked about his thoughts on the developing relationship between his defensive captain and rookie nickelback, particularly given their prior tension, said of the duo, “You know, the funny thing is that you're insinuating that there was some sort of tension within our organization this season. I'm here to tell you that there was no tension of any kind between Cedric and Xavier. What you saw and heard this season was nothing more than two alpha males feeling each other out and butting heads like two bucks during the rut. Cedric and Xavier are both extreme competitors who give 110% every day and expect that out of their teammates. It's frankly insulting for you to suggest that there were any issues that might have led to Cedric no longer being with the team”.
Before reporters could clarify any of this statement, Chap continued, “In fact, things are so good within the locker room that Xavier even invited Cedric to his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario for what I was told was a fantastic three day boys trip that involved telling each other ghost stories and eating popcorn while watching Real Housewives. There were even rumors around the facilities that they knitted each other matching scarves, but I don't believe the rumors since no one made me a scarf, so I doubt they would make any for each other”.
Reporters, afraid to contest any of Chap’s prior statements, instead veered towards Wilkins’ future with the team; Chap, very briefly, stated, “We expect him to be a big part of our future, and we owe it all to our neighbors to the north. Thank you, Canada”.
It is worth noting at this time that, at the very least, Chap was incorrect to identify Walls’ home as being in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; rather, Walls comes from rural Wisconsin.
Lip Stache, Chap’s partner in crime, offered what some might consider a more tempered, but what we will call a less ridiculous response, “Chap and I have had many discussions on Cedric. He's having an outstanding rookie season and we plan on building our defense around him for the future. Our only question has been how exactly we reach this kid. We've tried to fax his agent, send him the Tik Toks, but we haven’t been very fruitful in our attempts to get an extension done”.
Stache, asked about the budding mentorship between Wilkins and Walls, reportedly said, “Xavier has been a longtime Liberty player and clearly has made an impact on Cedric; there seems to have been a real breakthrough there. Our hope is this friendship blooms into a long-term commitment to this team and years of fans cheering them on in Philadelphia”.
Wilkins, asked his thoughts on what Chap and Stashe had to say on this evolving matter, told reporters, “I don’t really think about what the Lips do, honestly. They’re kooks, so I ain’t wasting any time I don’t have to thinking about them”.
Other teammates were hesitant to comment on Wilkins; most avoided our reporters altogether. The tension still seems to be very real in Philadelphia, but for now at least, Wilkins has declared himself one with the Liberty; perhaps there is finally no longer cause for concern.
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