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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
Ok Green is a jerk.......happy? Then what is bmitch? I wish we had those jerks on the team now.
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
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Sheesh, everyone gets all upset when a Redskins player is involved. I swear if I were talking about Jerry Rice(not saying he is a bad guy, just an example), everyone would seriously accept it.
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Special Teams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Florida
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
Hey! Don't rip on my man Brian Mitchell! He's super cool. I met him way back in the day maybe 92 or so. He came in to get his lexus washed at a car wash I worked at near Redskins Park. I told him he was the Redskins "secret weapon" because he could do it all (kickoffs, punt returns, rb and even qb). He just laughed and said thanks, then gave me a big tip, as I finished drying off his car.
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
Sorry, just protecting the franchise. At least they don't pull guns on people for no reason, which is what our current face of the franchise did.
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
Most retired players sell their autographs for money that they keep. Green signs his for a charity which is one that when he retired said would be his main focuse. If he still signed for free then his fans would not turn out to events such as this to pay for his autograph. So he had to make the decission to only sign autographs at these events.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Robert, Louisiana
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
It could be because people get his Autographs and sell them alot and by charging for them and with him knowing that if they go and sell it that atleast some money went to a good cause because alot of people just get autos so they can make money especially if they are free..
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
For those wondering how Green acts off the field…….
I’ve met him twice. The first time he was at the Redskins Store in Fair Oaks mall the year after he retired. Many people came to see him and he didn’t sign a single autograph because he was there mainly to publicize the store, not to sign anything. People became very agitated and he eventually left with people following him through the mall as he repeatedly refused to sign anything. As far as I know, he did not sign a single thing. The second time I met him was in the lobby of my office earlier this year. He had a meeting to discuss his charity with the owner. I walked right up to him and flatly said, “thanks very much for everything you did for the Redskins and for all your efforts on the field over the years”. His reply (and I’m not even close to kidding), “where’s the bathroom”. With that, he turned and walked around the corner with nothing more to say. I guess everyone can make their own opinion of him, but honestly, I didn’t find him remotely personable. I say this as a fan and someone who doesn’t know what it’s like to constantly get hounded for autographs and pictures. I’m sure some days he just wants to be anonymous, but that’s just not the path he took. He can’t just turn it on and off and I regret that the person I built him up to be wasn’t the person he really was. With that, I’ll appreciate him on the field, but he won’t be receiving any Christmas cards from me. |
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
Damn, that makes him sound like Barry Bonds. I guess I hope to never run into him.
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
True, Bonds probably invests everything into BALCO, or helps them with legal fees, so he can stay JACKED
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
On the other hand, when Gibbs returned and was available for Fan Appreciation Day, he sat there well past the time slotted for signings, sat there with direct sun on him, sat there even though the line waiting for him was the longest, sat there without eating even though he is diabetic, sat there after a full practice, sat there even though he had to rush to catch a plane for a game the following day, sat there and signed every-single-autograph long after every other team member was long gone, and sat there plenty long enough to earn my lifelong respect regardless of the teams present record. That is how you become an icon.
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Quietly Dominating the East
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Naples, Florida
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
The second time I met him was in the lobby of my office earlier this year. He had a meeting to discuss his charity with the owner. I walked right up to him and flatly said, “thanks very much for everything you did for the Redskins and for all your efforts on the field over the years”. His reply (and I’m not even close to kidding), “where’s the bathroom”. With that, he turned and walked around the corner with nothing more to say.
THAT'S humor!!!!!!! But, not to attractive if your a sports icon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: lancaster,pa
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Re: Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
greens last season, i was at the 4:00 tampa game real early. me and my friend went into fedex and right down to field level. green was the only one on the field warming up. we had about a 5 minute chat with him and he seemed real nice. but reading this stuff, i am starting to rethink my opinion of him. i guess just because you are a good player, it doesnt mean your not a horses ass
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