He earned a reputation as one of the best fielders in the sport, but it was his improved offensive play that garnered the most attention.
Is it offensive for sports teams to use Native American names and mascots?
Perhaps heeding their advice, Moscow has gone on a charm offensive, with sports minister Mutko suddenly admitting "serious mistakes" had been made, and tours organised for foreign journalists of anti-doping facilities and the sports ministry, one of which the Guardian participated in this week.
With a smirk playing around his chops in a charm offensive on Sky Sports, he says he 'massively regrets" sticking the hid on Hull City midfielder David Meyler and says he'll be sitting down for matches in the future.
Especially if these "things" are a demand for a tax declaration, a pompously announced sports offensive or a telephone call loaded with significance.
He has reached the sport's offensive pinnacle, but even he knows it is fragile.
Allen, an eighth-year pro, is the best offensive guard in the sport, and when the Cowboys need short yardage they run behind him.
It's a crying shame that the home of the Yankees, the team with the richest history in baseball, is known for having the most offensive fans in the sport.
Pettis has built a reputation as one of the most exciting and dynamic offensive forces in the sport and will seek to defend his title for the second time.
Sportsmen and politicians aren't the only public figures who have caused offense by the oblivious sporting of radically offensive outfits in the name of fun.
But regardless of the setting in which the remarks are made, there is a recent history of people in sports using offensive slurs against gays and being punished for it.
