Fireable offense for Rick Reilly?

It turns out he may have misquoted HIS FATHER-IN-LAW in a column he wrote defending the Redskins name.

http://deadspin.com/rick-reillys-american-indian-father-in-law-says-reilly-1443599450?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

That's not what the article says. It says he misquoted him and left several key points out.

I think people are probably impressed that someone quoted in one of Reilly's stories actually exists.

 

My bad. Edited the original post to reflect as such.

 

It's a fireable offence for plebes like us. But it's Rick Reilly, so nothing will happen.

 

Why am I to all of a sudden believe the father-in-law, especially when Reilly knew this piece would get good play, considering it's a hot-button issue? My gut feeling is the father-in-law got some shit over it and changed his tune. I know he's not loved here, but Reilly is too good and too seasoned to pull this kind of crap.

 

I would be very surprised if anyone can point to an example of a writer being fired for misquoting someone.

 

This was my first thought as well. Reilly's column was published almost a full month ago. A bit fishy that he took so long to set the record straight.

 

Reilly just put on Twitter:

 

To be fair, if the above is true, than a month or so is not all that fishy. Somebody calls his attention to the article . . . he asks Reilly to correct it . . . decides enough time has passed that his request has been ignored . . . and tells his side of the story.

 

If he "clearly feels differently" how could Reilly pass on the exact opposite of his sentiment in that column?

 

What's more disturbing is that Deadspin and The Big Lead, without getting Reilly's side, used some form of the word "fire" in their posts. I mean, shit. Can't ESPN decide who it does and doesn't fire? Does Deadspin and The Big Lead like it when media outlets call for their employees to be fired?