We used to just say Bettis is big and fat, but now we can say he is a big fat liar. In Bettis’ new book “The Bus. My Life in and out of a Helmet,” he is quoted as saying “I wasn’t faking that I had an injury. I was just faking that the injury happened on that short-yardage play. I had to fool the coaches and the team’s medical department into thinking the injury had occurred on that play. Otherwise, the Steelers would have had their reason to cut me and my salary.”

I hope no kids decide to pick up his book. What a great example for the thousands of young football players coming up through the ranks. Bettis is basically telling them it’s ok to fake injuries for personal benefit.

And poor Richard Huntley. The guy got screwed out of a starting job on the Pittsburgh Steelers because Jerome Bettis lied. Don’t be surprised if he publicly lashes out on Bettis in the next few days. What a dick thing of Bettis to do.