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te Jackson Youth James Bradberry Jersey , the Carolina Panthers second round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, should probably pay his servers more. The rookie was called out on social media last night by his server for leaving a $5 tip on a $120 bill. I’m going to give Jackson the benefit of the doubt here, based on his response, and assume that he doesn’t know that most service staff at restaurants aren’t paid wages like they would be for any other job. Instead, they rely on tips to make up the vast majority of their income.Tipping is a controversial part of the cost of eating out in America. Our friends over at eater.com have talked a lot about this issue in the past. Check out this article if you want to get a larger grasp on the issues with tipping. Regardless of how you feel about the practice, I think we can all agree that the 4% tip that Jackson left is not enough. 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I can’t think of many times where I saw Thomas Davis and thought to myself “man, he really didn’t give his all on that play.”Thomas Davis is a player I personally invested in, because as a fan I went through that injury riddled journey, and was rewarded with high level football Stitched Vernon Butler Jersey , just like he was. Seeing him pick off passes to seal important games or blast a running back in the hole to force a fumble at a crucial moment became all the more special because THOMAS FREAKING DAVIS did it. And it is really a shame he didn’t get a chance to go out on top, because he deserved to just like many of the high level players who came before him. I once said that Thomas Davis symbolized “Keep Pounding”, and that he earned his stripe. Now, I believe Thomas Davis earned himself a damn statue.Davis taught me, personally, not just to Keep Pounding, throughout life and it’s struggles. 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