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Defenseless Gurode
Julius Jones, Cowboys running back, had just scored on a 5-yard run, putting Dallas up 20-6 in what wound up as a 45-14 victory. Cowboy Guard Andre Gurode's helmet came off, and Titan defensive takle Albert Haynesworth, standing over him, used his right foot to kick Gurode in the head.
Thats one of the most disgusting incidents in sports that I'm old enough to remember.
And at one point I actually liked Haynesworth. I thought he was a good player for an emerging team.
Boy was I wrong.
But that's not that bad.
Stuff like this happens all the times in sports - in the last 10 years or so. The "Super Athlete" is destroying sports, one game at a time.
I still the remember the fallout from the Bill Romanowski. For those who don't know, in a training camp incident a few years ago with the Oakland Raiders, Romanowski sucker punched Marcus Williams.
From what I remember, Romanowski was the ass of the football world. If this guy wasn't on steroids, who was?
Romanowski supposedly pushed the guy, and when Williams head was snapping back in the direction of Romanowski, his helmet fell off.
Romanowski then unleashed a hell-ish punch that caved the side of William's face in.
William's career was over at that point.
I remember reading William's side of the story in ESPN magazine. Williams called the cops for criminal charges...nothing happened. Williams said Romanowski promised to help with medical bill...nothing happened.
No don't forget, at the time Romanowski was an established pro. Williams was a nobody on a contract that didn't hold much weight.
Williams was let go... and Romanowski continued on with his pathetic career.
Williams tried to win money via court decision a couple of years back. If I remember right, Williams didn't get much. Now he's left without much and a faulty half-side of his face.
That's the worst incident in sports I can remember. Unlike the Kermit Washington punch on Rudy Tomjanovich, Rudy was able to make a professional recovery.
Albert, Romo, Kermit...you will go down in sport's history as bad guys - in my book. At least Albert has the ability to rebound with a couple of pro years left in his body.
Pray that he does.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 10:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
