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Vitale sorry for 'prostitute' tweet

Published Sep. 21, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A former college athlete admits to receiving money while in college.

This time it was current Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, who copped to getting money while at the University of Tennessee.

Well, these sorts of admissions usually come with some type of backlash, but never really the likes of this:

@GreggDoyelCBS When they put their hand out like a prostitute & take it they don't say a word - moaning yrs later = SAD!
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 20, 2013

Yes, Dick Vitale just likened Foster’s accepting money in college while playing football to the act of getting paid for sexual intercourse. Vitale later backtracked after getting roasted on Twitter:

I apologize if it offended u that I used prostitute 4 athletes taking cash @marcisenberg made a gr8 point about NCAA rules @ term illegal
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 21, 2013

My wife agrees with u that prostitute was a bad term to use -I was upset when reading tweet from @GreggDoyelCBS about Foster getting cash
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 21, 2013

It seems like a tough parallel considering Foster explained he had to decide whether to accept money or to eat.

Listen to him tell his story below:

Here’s some more Twitter response to Foster’s proclamation:

Digging the words from @ArianFoster Honesty that's not self serving is hard to find these days.
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) September 20, 2013

After initially declining to talk, Arian Foster changed his mind and spent 8 minutes and 50 seconds taking on the NCAA. #Texans
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) September 20, 2013

Dude THEY ALL do RT @bigtymer90: @ochocinco arian foster was gettin money in college y do they always tell on them selves?
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) September 20, 2013

Even some sports satire brings levity to the situation: