Posted on 02/02/2005 8:41:48 PM PST by mhking
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Daunte Culpepper showed off his scrambling ability Wednesday -- in a crowded convention center ballroom.
The Minnesota Vikings quarterback presented a paralyzed high school football player two diamond necklaces worth about $75,000 during an NFL awards ceremony, but then awkwardly asked for them back after it was finished.
The apparent gift prompted a mother to cry, a father to think about buying a safe to store it and Culpepper to find a way out of the mess.
"I'll get him something else," Culpepper said sheepishly.
The confusion began at the FedEx ground and air player of the year honors, where finalists Culpepper, Peyton Manning, Shaun Alexander and Curtis Martin were on stage for the announcement.
When the master of ceremonies opened the floor for questions, Jerry Townsend spoke up from his wheelchair in the front row.
"Hey Daunte, can I get some of that ice?" he said in a low voice, referring to the two sparkling necklaces hanging around Culpepper's neck.
Culpepper jumped up, pulled them off and brought them over to Townsend, a senior defensive back at Jacksonville Episcopal High School who was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle in October.
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"Men should never wear jewelry that doesn't tell the time.
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AGREED! that and a wedding ring
He shouldn't have taken back the gift, but then again, the kids parents shouldn't have allowed their son to accept it. They should have refused it when offered. Instead, the father was already thinking how to store his kid's new treasure (yeah, he'd get a safe, right.)
No wedding rings. Rings are for women. Married men are easy to spot. There's a look in their eyes.
What a jerk!
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You read it correct.
Nice try NAACP whore. This article has nothing to do with race.
Exactly! :-)
Well ain't that just tacky, tacky, tacky.
Married men sometimes have that tired, worn-out look? Or they smell like fabric softener (that their wife puts in the laundry)?
bump
He could have made some lame reply such as It isn't mine to give away, meaning he received it as a gift.
Yes, that broken-down look of a caged animal. Someone who has seen fire and rain and a couch turned into a bed. The look of someone beaten down by life. I had the same look after graduate school.
Man, you are one classy dude. Where is your EVIDENCE that Dante is a "P-U-N-K"? You just won't answer the question' will you? Race seems as likely for your disdain as anything else. So I'll just keep on assuming that's what your problem with Dante is until you add some substance to your replies.
Dante mishandled the situation. Nothing to do with race, but you can twist the story any way you wish.
Wow; Sounds like you made a bad choice. 0.o
I see that look every day when my husband gets home from work.
No kidding. I never should have gotten my Ph. D.
I'll let the owner of the forum deal with you stainless.
You don't know who you are dealing with either. Revealing personal info on the forum is wrong. But you've just revealed yourself as a hacker.
Standbye..
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