NFL fans rip Washington Post for insensitive Marty Schottenheimer headline

Have a little respect.

Legendary NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer died at age 77 on Monday night, the Associated Press reported.

Schottenheimer’s career in the NFL spanned 21 seasons and he served as the head coach in Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington and San Diego. He will be remembered not just for his 200-126-1 winning record, but for the devastating playoff losses that seemed to haunt his career. While it’s impossible to talk about Schottenheimer without bringing that up, it’s not a fact that needs to be front and center in a headline announcing his passing.

While many outlets went with more respectful and straightforward headlines announcing the head coach’s death, The Washington Post decided to be petty as hell and twist the knife.

The Post eventually changed the headline, but the URL still seemed to be the same.

It’s all the more puzzling that this headline appeared on the Post when they previously suspended a reporter for tweeting about Kobe Bryant’s rape allegations after his death, because it “displayed poor judgment.”

That’s not just a bad headline, but it’s mean and disrespectful. No one’s career and life should be reduced to its most heartbreaking moments. NFL fans were quick to call it out.