Everyone’s Crying Foul On Favre
September 2, 2009
NFL quarterback, Brett Favre who has made headlines lately with his on-again, off-again retirement, is currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings. In a pre-season game on Monday night, the Vikings were lined up in a Wildcat Package which placed Favre wide left – effectively making him a blocker. As Eugene Wilson, a safety for the opposing Houston Texans, moved in to tackle the runner, Favre made an illegal crack back block that injured Wilson. It is illegal because this type of maneuver has been known to cause career ending injuries. After the game, Favre, who is said to be nursing a broken rib stated that he believed that it would have been worse for him to not have made a block and possibly allow his teammate to be injured from a tackle.
For years Brett Favre has been an NFL rock
He’s now criticized for an illegal block
His response was outspoken
Protecting the rib that’s broken
Please, someone give this guy a retirement clock!
Tags: Brett Favre, crack back block, cracked rib, Eugene Wilson, Houston Texans, illegal block, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Percy Harvin, retirement
Posted on: September 2, 2009
Filed under: Sports
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1 Comment
Sally
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:37 am
“Clock” as in timepiece, or “clock” as in a hard hit? Very punny. Love it.
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