Buffalo Bills Remove O.J. Simpson from Honor

One might assume that being held accountable for the wrongful deaths of two individuals would suffice to exclude someone from an NFL team’s Ring of Honor, and that’s precisely what’s happening here.

Nonetheless, Rob Parker has concerns about when this decision was made.

The Bills are embarking on a new era at Highmark Stadium, a facility worth billions, but much like the previous O.J. Simpson situation, they are leaving some aspects of their history behind at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Simpson was the inaugural inductee of Buffalo’s former Wall of Fame, but he won’t be featured on the new Wall of Fame at Highmark Stadium.

Parker, a Fox Sports Radio host, is notably displeased with this choice. He believes the Bills should have acted while Simpson was still alive.

“If you ever wondered why the Buffalo Bills have struggled to win a championship, this is a prime example of that. It’s the most despicable act I’ve ever witnessed,” Parker expressed. “O.J. Simpson wasn’t the one who initiated this when he was alive, and it doesn’t matter what else you want to say because I’m not going to pretend O.J. was flawless.”

“But my question for the Buffalo Bills is this: O.J. Simpson remains in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was still honored in your old stadium. Why make this decision now, after his passing? It feels cowardly. If you believe you’re being just, you should have taken a stand when he was alive and said, ‘We want nothing to do with you regardless of what the jury decided, or how the legal system works.’”

“How could the Buffalo Bills recognize any player in that organization while excluding O.J. Simpson? He was a Buffalo Bill. This is disgraceful,” Parker added.

While Parker’s viewpoint has its validity, one can’t help but wonder why the team waited so long. Simpson’s troubling actions were widely known long before his death, as well as prior to the Bills’ recent stadium shifts.