WWE News: Colin Cowherd Criticizes CM Punk's Stance on Jon Jones Endorsement

In case you missed it, Nike cut an endorsement deal with UFC champion Jon Jones.

This move offended WWE Champ CM Punk, who tweeted the following Thursday:

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Let's reward more drunk drivers with endorsement deals! #responsibility

— CM Punk (@CMPunk) August 9, 2012"

This tweet was fueled by the fact that Jones was recently busted for drunk driving. Ultimately, Punk has made a career off of being straight edge, so, obviously, seeing someone land such a deal would bother him.

TMZ got a hold of the tweet and posted it on its website. Now, WresleZone's Nick Paglino is reporting that ESPN host Colin Cowherd decided to weigh in on the subject during his show:

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This morning on ESPN Radio, Colin Cowherd, host of ESPN's "The Herd," mentioned CM Punk and his stance on Nike's recent signing of UFC star Jon Jones.

CM Punk opposes the signing of Jones because he feels his past with alcohol makes him a bad role model for kids. Cowherd ripped Punk and called him a moralist who shouldn't have an opinion on alcoholism, citing several wrestlers charged with DUI as well as several drug related deaths in the industry in recent years.

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I really want to bury Cowherd on this, but he is kind of right. In the last year alone, fans witnessed a multitude of wrestlers get busted for DUI. Using Punk's theory, the WWE would have zero sponsors based on its stars' track records.

Granted, I don't consider Punk to be a "moralist," but you can't call out another sport for having poor role models when yours is just as guilty.

Don't get me wrong, I am not defending Jones' decision to drive while intoxicated. However, I gotta say that Punk needs to take a step back and look at some of his peers before passing judgement.

Ultimately, people make mistakes, and it's what you do after that that determines whether you have learned from it or not. Hopefully Jones will walk away from this with a different perspective and no longer drive under the influence.

In the end, it's Nike's money, and if the company feels that Jones fits its message, then so be it.