NFL Players You've Met

That picture was taken in Tampa @ SB XXXV. I was the Visa 2001 Baltimore Raven Ultimate Fan. I had just finished an interview with ESPN and spotted Bill outside. If you look closely behind Bill, he has his golf clubs and waiting for his ride to the golf course.

 

Bert Jones
Lydell Mitchell
Roger Carr
Johny Unitas...signed my hard hat
Peter Boulware...signed my hard hat
Tory Holt
Orlando Pace
Mark Rypien...signed a napkin at New Years Party
Todd Heap...kissed him on a post game show...live
Tony Siragusa...signed my hard hat...talked with him at his restaurant in NJ
Jack Del Rio...signed my hard hat
Brian Billick...signed my SB 35 ticket
Art Modell....did some work at his house
Lenny Moore....@ the recent KC game
Eddie George....

 

Who the heck is that with Eddie George?

 

great stories and pics so far

 

If getting autographs counts then I've also met Larry Johnson and Jackie Battle.

Got them both to sign a Wilson Football.

No pictures though, just the football.

 

Jim Harbaugh
Jeff Saturday
Marvin Harrison
Tony Ugoh
Ryan Diem
Charlie Johnson
Ryan Lilja
Does Tony Dungy count? He did play for the Steelers.

 

did i ever mention that i hate name-droppers?

 

I've met Cornelius Bennett, Ray Bentley, Carlton Bailey, Andre Reed, Steve Tasker, Don Beebe, Seth Payne. All of them were promotional signings, never had the opportunity of hanging out with a player.

 

STORY TIME!!!!!!!!

 

Oh Yeah, I forgot one. Bart Starr

 

great idea. done.

 

Ken Stills, Alex van Pelt, Akili Smith (cocky butt btw.), Corey Ivy, Jake DelHomme, J.T. O'Sullivan, Skip Hicks, Woodrow Dantzler and alot of prospects who didn't finally made it


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awesome

 

I used to take kegs to Aaron Brooks when I lived near the UVA campus.

 

Franco Harris, Jeff Reed, and Scott Paxson (met him at a bar on my bday. Bought me and a bunch of my friends shots).

Also met Bill Cowher at a girls Fox Chapel basketball game.

 

I received Alex Brown's autograph on my hat after the Bears 2005 preseason loss to the Rams in STL. This was the game where Grossman went down making Orton the starter.

 

:beersign:

 

Quite a few at NFL experience parties. (seen a ton more up close there)

Todd Heap
Boomer
Bruce Smith
Cornelius Bennet
Some Cin WR from the ninetys whose name I can't remember
Anthony Miller (coolest dude in the world!)

My favorite story-

I live in Utah. I worked for a few summers at my Grandpa's gift shop at the Great Salt Lake. Dinky little store (all of 200 sq. feet) that was a converted old boat floating in a dirty pond next to a stinky butt lake. Not exactly where you would expect to see an NFL player.

A BIG dude walked in to the boat and I could tell he was loaded (blinged out with a SMOKIN hot woman with him). He was totally decked out in Patriots SB champs gear (this was a few weeks after they beat St Louis), so I figured he could have been an NFL player but had a hard time believing that I would see one there.

Anyway, they hung out there for about a half an hour, I told them the history of the building we were next to, told them about the geography of the lake and how it was formed, the biology of the area, etc. So he buys a couple trinkets for 20 or 30 bucks and pulls out his check book, and at the top it said "willie mcginest". Told my grandpa he should frame the check in the store instead of cashing it.

Thought that was pretty cool