For former LSU cornerback Donte Jackson, let's hope what happened can be written off as "rookie mistake" for the first-year player of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.
Jackson, also a former Riverdale High standout, was called out Sunday on Twitter by a waiter at a New Orleans restaurant after Jackson tipped him just $5 on a $120 bill.
The waiter tweeted, "You can't even tip 10%. I just wanna know if my service was bad honestly. You childish for the smiley faces too."
Jackson, who signed a 4-year, $4.8 million deal, tweeted back a reaction that he should have let somebody read before he hit the send button.
He tweeted, "You got 5 more dollars then you had be grateful."
The Tweet has apparently been removed from Jackson's Twitter feed.
Apparently, not being a generous or even fair tipper is part of Jackson's DNA, according to one of his tweets from June.
Jackson, for the most part, got grilled on Twitter for being cheap.
Cornell Jackson, who hasn't been confirmed as a family member, came to Donte Jackson's defense.
Louisiana is doesn't require that servers be paid minimum wage regardless of tips. Tipped employees in Louisiana are paid $2.13 an hour and are expected to make up that income in tips.
Federal labor laws supposedly require the employer to make up for the difference between tip income and the $7.25 federal minimum wage. But it rarely happens.
Jackson, also a former Riverdale High standout, was called out Sunday on Twitter by a waiter at a New Orleans restaurant after Jackson tipped him just $5 on a $120 bill.
The waiter tweeted, "You can't even tip 10%. I just wanna know if my service was bad honestly. You childish for the smiley faces too."
Jackson, who signed a 4-year, $4.8 million deal, tweeted back a reaction that he should have let somebody read before he hit the send button.
He tweeted, "You got 5 more dollars then you had be grateful."
The Tweet has apparently been removed from Jackson's Twitter feed.
Apparently, not being a generous or even fair tipper is part of Jackson's DNA, according to one of his tweets from June.
Jackson, for the most part, got grilled on Twitter for being cheap.
Cornell Jackson, who hasn't been confirmed as a family member, came to Donte Jackson's defense.
Louisiana is doesn't require that servers be paid minimum wage regardless of tips. Tipped employees in Louisiana are paid $2.13 an hour and are expected to make up that income in tips.
Federal labor laws supposedly require the employer to make up for the difference between tip income and the $7.25 federal minimum wage. But it rarely happens.
