Falcons WR Roddy White reverses course and pays up over Twitter bet with fan
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has once again changed his mind and decided to pay up over a bet he made with a fan on Twitter. White told Dylan Hoyt that if Mercer beat Duke in the NCAA tournament, he would give Hoyt Falcons season tickets on the 50-yard line.
Mercer did upset Duke 78-71, as it turned out, and that's when things got murky. Originally White said he would honor the bet by giving Hoyt tickets to a game on the 50-yard line against the Chicago Bears, but later changed his mind and said he would not give Hoyt anything.
Considering it wasn't a "real bet" and Hoyt had nothing on the line, White's reasoning made some sense. Still, he took a beating on social media, even after Hoyt himself said he was wasn't owed anything from the bet.
However, now White has decided to pay up after all, with a little bonus on top. According to ESPN, White will present Hoyt with not only two season's tickets, but a pair of tickets to the Super Bowl as well. Hoyt will get special pre-game sideline passes for one Falcons game and will even be a special guest of White's at training camp.
@DHoyt77 2 season tickets, 2 SB tix, pregame sideline passes to game and a day at camp as my guest. How does that sound
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 27, 2014
@roddywhiteTV that'd be awesome brother and more than I could ask for! But hey seriously what happened to ya team? Lol #GoMercer
— Dylan Hoyt (@DHoyt77) March 27, 2014
I tried telling y'all @roddywhiteTV was a good guy in the end!! Couldn't ever imagine something this awesome! #RiseUp
— Dylan Hoyt (@DHoyt77) March 27, 2014
"I'm a man of integrity and definitely a man of my word, and the kid is a great kid," White told ESPN.com. "We have talked about it for days while people were just speculating. And being a father, you have to be responsible for your actions. I have always been a 'say what you do and do what you say' type of guy. And I wanted to add some incentives because he was so cool."