Vince Young Has His Say

So, remember my last blog post about ESPN's ombudsman talking about how the media treated Vince Young? You should, since it's just below this post...

Anyway, Young had his own say today after his Tennessee Titans had practice. The interview was conducted by MSNBC's Tom E. Curran, and appears on the MSNBC page, as well as a summary on ESPN's.

In essence, Young seems miffed at the media, as this quote seems to suggest:

“I feel like they’re writing my legacy,” Young said. “They’re writing my story. I’m a great guy, a great humble guy. I’ve done a whole lot in my career in just three years and for [the media] to do stuff like that to try to make me look bad for some reason — I don’t know why — but they’re just writing my legacy.”

When asked specifically about his supposed mental instability, Young had this to say:

“I don’t want to talk about that. That’s something else the media made people think like that. I know who I am, everyone knows who I am as a person. They know good and well, I ain’t trying to commit suicide or all that kind of crap.

"It was just a story everybody wanted to write. It was hot and everybody need [sic] to make their money, feed their viewers. I always get the bad end but I just brush that off and use that as motivation for myself.” (Emphasis added)

So, does Young make a fair point? Did the media sensationalize his condition to get more viewers, or were they simply reporting what they felt to be true? Will this affect his legacy, as he seems to suggest?