Filed under: New England Patriots
After Doug Flutie’s historic extra-point drop-kick sailed through the uprights on January 1, 2006 against the Miami Dolphins, the Pro Football Hall of Fame requested the football to be placed on display along with Flutie’s jersey and cleats. Unfortunately, since the team lined up as if to complete a two point conversion, no nets were raised to prevent the ball from entering the stands. So inevitably some fan actually caught the ball and brought it home. Although instant replay could not reveal which spectator received the ball, the Patriots Front Office did receive a fax from a fan who claimed they had the desired ball. The unnamed fan made this request in return for the football:
“1. Payment of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS [lawyer’s capitals] on delivery of the football.
“2. A guarantee of eight (8) season tickets for 25 years in the end zone (preferably sections 142 or 143).
“a. The season tickets will be paid for annually by my client at the then going price for season tickets. The Patriots would not be expected to pay for the tickets.
“3. Delivery by the Patriots to my client sometime in September, 2006, of a Tom Brady Patriots’ football jersey signed by all the team members as of the beginning of the next football season.”
Scott Boras will you please just give the Patriots their fucking ball back. Thank you.
But in all seriousness, is this not one of the most ridiculous requests you have ever heard? Roger Clemens has demanded less. I am glad the Krafts and Patriots paid this request the respect its due and ignored the entire thing. I don’t think they even gave it a laugh. As one member of the Patriots organization said Friday “I hope he enjoys the football.”
No Comments so far
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>