Quick show of hands, how many of you know who Kevin O’Connell is? Don’t worry about it, I didn’t know either until about five minutes ago. Of course, in those five minutes I’ve been aware of O’Connell’s existence, I’ve learned quite a bit about the young man. First and foremost, he’s a backup quarterback on the New England Patriots.   Secondly, I learned that Kevin has a tiny penis.

The picture above ran in the BOSTON GLOBE on Sunday, and at first it seems rather harmless. Hey, there’s a guy throwing a pass in practice. How awesome. But if you take the time to do some investigating, you might notice something off about O’Connell’s wristband. If you can’t read it, check out the larger version after the jump.

Oh, man. That’s too bad, bro.

Well, the BOSTON GLOBE felt so bad they even issued an apology for running the photo in today’s paper.

From the BOSTON GLOBE, courtesy of DEADSPIN:

Editor’s note: A photo on Page C6 in Sunday’s Sports section showed Patriots rookie quarterback Kevin O’Connell wearing a wristband with inappropriate language written on it. The photo did not meet the Globe’s journalistic standards and should not have been published.

Of course they didn’t apologize for O’Connell having a small penis, nor should they. It’s not their fault he’s Irish.