but I don't believe for a second that all of this is related to his underlying health. How convenient that health issues start to crop up at the exact same time as the Zach Smith debacle.
I actually think this was all very clever honestly. Once the health issues started getting play in the media, all the talk was about his headaches etc. The Zach Smith story disappeared. Now Urban steps down due to health and his legacy lives on seemingly untarnished.
For all we know this "stepping down" may have been arranged back in the summer when they met to arrange the 3-game suspension.
I actually think this was all very clever honestly. Once the health issues started getting play in the media, all the talk was about his headaches etc. The Zach Smith story disappeared. Now Urban steps down due to health and his legacy lives on seemingly untarnished.
For all we know this "stepping down" may have been arranged back in the summer when they met to arrange the 3-game suspension.