It may be the NFL offseason, but the New York Jets took a beating, albeit one from one of their most renowned fans.
Comedian/writer Larry David worked his love of the Jets into the latest episode of his popular HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. The episode, entitled “The Ugly Section”, features a subplot in which David, playing a fictionalized version of himself, blames the team for the suicide of a friend.
Early in the episode, David’s friend Carl (guest star Bobby Slayton), fresh off a strong golf game, bemoans a (fictional) season-ending injury to Jets running back Le’veon Bell, declaring he “can’t take the disappointment.