Terry Bradshaw & Joe Montana

[bigboydan]

both these guys didn't show up in detroit for the festivities at all i noticed.

Terry Bradshaw said he wanted to be with his family. while Joe Montana said that he wasn't guaranteed enough money to make it worth his while for showing up.

i can understand bradshaw's excuse, but Montana's excuse was just out right greed i felt.

[Winston Smith]

while Joe Montana said that he wasn't guaranteed enough money to make it worth his while for showing up.

He actually said that?


Classy.

[aje]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/news/story?id=2321024

[BuddyBear]

nice one Joe...that guy sounds like a jackass....$100,000 request....he must be broke or something.

[bigboydan]

He actually said that?


Classy.

they were talking about this on the radio when i was on my way back home this afternoon. 2 league sources made that claim in regards to that being the reason. one source being an unknown NFL team owner.

[mad]

Not impressed with Bradshaw either, he should've been there with his Steelers. Surely his family could have come too.

[raiders72001]

True but the money excuse is much worse.

[onlooker]

Both are classless for not showing up. I cant believe neither showed up.

[raiders72001]

I did enjoy that part of the pregame. It brought back memories of the old Super Bowls when seeing the MVPs.

[slacker00]

I did enjoy that part of the pregame. It brought back memories of the old Super Bowls when seeing the MVPs.

Same here.

I give Joe a pass on this one. If he had better things to do, that's his choice. If he asked for money, that's his right as well.

As for Bradshaw, same thing. I don't know if Bradshaw wants to be linked with the new era of Steelers so much. Bradshaw even picked the Steelers to not make the playoffs during a FOX pregame around week 12. Maybe he doesn't really want to pass the torch.

If anything, I blame the NFL. If they want to parade these guys out, make it worth it for them. 100k might be a bit steep even for a 3 time SB MVP, but I'm sure something might have been worked out.

[Illusion]

I hope for Joe's sake this isn't true. It would be really sad if it were.

[isetcap]

The 49ers have always been my team ever since I started following football as a boy. I lived in the Monterey Bay area and that is well within SF's sphere of influence. Believe me when I say this: Joe's greatness does not extend beyond the field. He is beloved only for his NFL accomplishments and nothing more.

I am not surprised at all. He has always been bitter about his lack of endorsement money and he has always thought his name was worth more money than he ever received.