SLC isn't only place athletes bash

In a weird way, maybe this will make Salt Lakers feel better.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen hates, absolutely hates, Detroit.

And New Orleans isn’t far behind.

Allen told Twin Cities radio station KFAN: “”I don’t like going to Detroit. I’ll be honest. It’s gloomy, it [stinks]. Everything is brown, and then there is snow on the ground. There’s like brownstones everywhere, and I’m like, ‘Awesome.’ I don’t know, I couldn’t do it. If I had to live in Detroit, I think I’d just drown myself in the river that was across the way.”

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He went on to say: “I’m not trying to be mean, but it’s just depressing when I go there. There’s two cities like I don’t go out to eat or don’t do anything. It’s Detroit and New Orleans. New Orleans looks like I’m driving through a third-world country every time I get off the plane. I’m like, ‘Oh, flak jacket.’ I’m trying to get down. I’m like, ‘Ah, crap, I can’t carry my gun here. This [stinks].’ “

What this has to do with Salt Lake is that, well, it isn’t the only city that gets bashed by athletes — though residents sometimes think so. Milwaukee gets it. Cleveland gets it. Sacramento gets it. Jacksonville was a running gag line the year it hosted the Super Bowl.

Even bitter cold Minneapolis gets it.

Truth is, somebody is going to hate almost every city. Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and a few others seem to get a pass from athletes — though they all have their drawbacks. Maybe it’s because players figure they can make more money in those cities.

It should be noted that Allen played his college ball in Pocatello, Idaho — not exactly everyone’s idea of heaven.

Me? I’m just happy bashing on Houston.