KITNA TAKES PARTING SHOT AT THE LIONS

It’s easy to kick a dog when it’s down. Then again, the degree of difficulty doesn’t make it any less fun. Former Lions quarterback Jon Kitna, who recently was traded to Dallas, swung a leg or two during a recent appearance on Sporting News Radio’s The Monty Show. Regarding the 2008 season, which resulted in Kitna being placed on injured reserve despite having an injury that he thought would heal fairly quickly, Kitna had this to say: “It was real difficult but there was a lot of stuff that was going on behind closed doors and out of the public’s eyes that was just real difficult. . . . A difficult situation that you would have never chosen to go through but you certainly feel you’re better because of it. It was good for my kids to see their dad go through something like that and sometimes when you’re not afraid to say what’s on your mind and approach things like a man, sometimes you have to suffer the consequences of that and certainly that was the case.” So what were the consequences? Receiving the full amount of a $2.95 million salary in exchange for not having to risk further damage to your body or your reputation while playing quarterback for one of the worst teams in the history of the league? Where can we sign up for some of those consequences? Apparently, Kitna eventually figured out that it made sense to zip his lip. “I’ve just learned as a player that not very often, that when things become public that things work out good for you,” Kitna said. “Because there’s always things that will never be fully disclosed and as a player when you’re making all that kind of money, sometimes the response is just shut up. So there was definitely. . . . I just needed to not talk about it and I have a lot of faith in Jesus Christ and I just had to let things just settle themselves out and let God be my defender.” Hey, for a guy who’s making $2.95 million a year, God officially has converted from defense to offense.