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[gopkrs]

Chris Jones has been a tremendous pick up for kc.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Chris Jones has been a tremendous pick up for kc.

Yeah that's an understatement. Thanks for the info gopkrs. Where did he play before KC?

 

[gopkrs]

Yeah that's an understatement. Thanks for the info gopkrs. Where did he play before KC?

Seahawks

 

[El Guapo]

When he visited San Francisco, they took him to a fancy restaurant and put 4 Super Bowl trophies in the center of the table. When Washington took him to a fancy restaurant, they put 3 Lombardis in the center of the table.

In a documentary I watched years ago, I seem to remember that either the 49ers or Redskins bought Reggie's wife a fur coat or something like that. It didn't impress the Whites.

Beyond the dinner at Red Lobster, I think that Reggie said that they just sat there for hours talking about football. It wasn't a sales pitch, but three guys sitting around talking about the game that they loved.

I've also read conflicting accounts about the catfish. Some say that they didn't have catfish on the menu but offered to put it on the menu if Reggie signed. I also read the transcript of a Ron Wolf interview where he said that they served only whole catfish - and that the manager vowed to put "fileted" catfish on the menu if Reggie signed.

 

[rmontro]

I've also read conflicting accounts about the catfish. Some say that they didn't have catfish on the menu but offered to put it on the menu if Reggie signed. I also read the transcript of a Ron Wolf interview where he said that they served only whole catfish - and that the manager vowed to put "fileted" catfish on the menu if Reggie signed.

Cool story. I prefer whole catfish myself. Don't think I've ever seen a Red Lobster that served it though.

 

[RicFlairoftheNFL]

And what I think is most remarkable is that most of his motivation in signing with the Packers was that he felt a personal admiration for the organization and the way they treated their players; how downhome and genuine everyone was, especially the fans. He felt at home here the minute he stepped off the plane; in fact, on the plane ride from Detroit, he was first impressed by the flight attendant on the charter jet - Sterling Sharpe served them drinks, sandwiches, kept them company, and made them feel at home.

Reggie told Sharpe he was reluctant to leave a big city, because his inner city mission work was important to him, and he said "there ain'tg no black people there." Sharpe looked at him and softly said, "You know, Reggie.... white people need saving, too. You think on that."

He was shocked and delighted when Wolf and Holmgren picked him up at Austin Strauble in a Jeep instead of a limo, and took him to Red Lobster for catfish instead of a steakhouse. They'd done their homework, and learned that was one of his favorites. That made him feel they cared about him and his wife as human beings.

When he visited San Francisco, they took him to a fancy restaurant and put 4 Super Bowl trophies in the center of the table. When Washington took him to a fancy restaurant, they put 3 Lombardis in the center of the table.

Green Bay took him to Red Lobster and fed him catfish. His kind of people.

He also mentioned in later years that when the Eagles played at Lambeau in 92, he and the rest of the D pounded Favre into a pulp. He was only sacked 3 times, but he took a lot of hard hits, and just kept getting back up. That was the game where reporters asked one of the other Eagle DL afterwards, "what unexpected difficulties did you encounter against the Packers today?", and he said "We had to be careful not to trip over Mandarich, because we never knew which way Reggie was going to throw him."

Favre went 23/33 that day for 275 yards and 2 TDs, despite the beating he took, and Reggie said he knew that kid was unique.

And of course, we all know that God played a part in it by leaving him a divine voice mail message.

Didn't Favre also play that '92 game against the Eagles with a separated non-throwing shoulder? I mean we know how he did it NOW, but wasn't that part of Reggie's decision?

 

[Thirteen Below]

Didn't Favre also play that '92 game against the Eagles with a separated non-throwing shoulder? I mean we know how he did it NOW, but wasn't that part of Reggie's decision?

Wow; if so, I had completely forgotten that. They sure did admire the hell out of each other, though.

I saw Favre tell a story about Reggie once.... worth sharing I think...

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