Scott Campbell
05-02-2006, 08:36 PM
PFT Rumour Mill
POSTED 9:15 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2006
FRAN GETTING FLUSHED
Man, a lot can happen when a guy spends most of a day screwing around with his law practice and coaching his kid's baseball team.
Kevin Seifert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Vikings are negotiating a contract buyout with V.P. of player personnel Fran Foley.
That's the nicest way possible of saying that Fran's ass is getting fired.
And good for the Vikings, for owner Zygi Wilf, and for anyone else responsible for forcing Foley to be truly accountable for multiple resume embellishments and/or fabrications.
It's also a certain measure of vindication, given than we (and we alone) called for Foley's ouster after he disclosed on April 21 a wave of previously ignored resume misstatements . . . and then tried to say that one of the biggest untruths wasn't actually untrue.
As we opined at the time: "The things that we humans say and do are windows into our hearts, minds, and souls. Regardless of whether Foley is dumb, corrupt, or amoral, this entire experience proves to us that he doesn't 'get it' -- and that he therefore is unfit to be in control of the personnel department of an NFL team."
The only thing that confuses us is why in the world the Vikes would negotiate a buy out. Fire him. Let him sue for the balance of the contract. The guy padded his resume via a string of embellishments, and most companies include in their hiring materials an acknowledgement that the employee will be poop-canned if it's later determined that the employee lied about anything in the hiring process.
To the extent that the Vikes (or any other team, for that matter) haven't protected themselves with contractual language permitting a guy like Foley to be released without any further entitlement to pay, here's a sample clause . . . courtesy of your friends at PFT.
"Employee realizes that the offer of employment was made in express reliance upon the accuracy and veracity of all information provided by Employee to Employer prior to the extension of an offer. Employee acknowledges that Employer shall have the right to immediately sever the employment relationship with Employee if it is learned at any point during the term of this Agreement that Employee misrepresented any fact or facts regarding Employee's education or experience. Employee agrees to forfeit any claim to continued compensation or other benefits under this Agreement if Employer terminates the relationship based upon a reasonable, good-faith belief that Employee has misrepresented any fact or facts regarding Employee's education or experience."
POSTED 9:15 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2006
FRAN GETTING FLUSHED
Man, a lot can happen when a guy spends most of a day screwing around with his law practice and coaching his kid's baseball team.
Kevin Seifert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Vikings are negotiating a contract buyout with V.P. of player personnel Fran Foley.
That's the nicest way possible of saying that Fran's ass is getting fired.
And good for the Vikings, for owner Zygi Wilf, and for anyone else responsible for forcing Foley to be truly accountable for multiple resume embellishments and/or fabrications.
It's also a certain measure of vindication, given than we (and we alone) called for Foley's ouster after he disclosed on April 21 a wave of previously ignored resume misstatements . . . and then tried to say that one of the biggest untruths wasn't actually untrue.
As we opined at the time: "The things that we humans say and do are windows into our hearts, minds, and souls. Regardless of whether Foley is dumb, corrupt, or amoral, this entire experience proves to us that he doesn't 'get it' -- and that he therefore is unfit to be in control of the personnel department of an NFL team."
The only thing that confuses us is why in the world the Vikes would negotiate a buy out. Fire him. Let him sue for the balance of the contract. The guy padded his resume via a string of embellishments, and most companies include in their hiring materials an acknowledgement that the employee will be poop-canned if it's later determined that the employee lied about anything in the hiring process.
To the extent that the Vikes (or any other team, for that matter) haven't protected themselves with contractual language permitting a guy like Foley to be released without any further entitlement to pay, here's a sample clause . . . courtesy of your friends at PFT.
"Employee realizes that the offer of employment was made in express reliance upon the accuracy and veracity of all information provided by Employee to Employer prior to the extension of an offer. Employee acknowledges that Employer shall have the right to immediately sever the employment relationship with Employee if it is learned at any point during the term of this Agreement that Employee misrepresented any fact or facts regarding Employee's education or experience. Employee agrees to forfeit any claim to continued compensation or other benefits under this Agreement if Employer terminates the relationship based upon a reasonable, good-faith belief that Employee has misrepresented any fact or facts regarding Employee's education or experience."