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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he could have said - 'I'll get these back from you in a bit - enjoy them for a moment'.
Time was when kids didn't ask for diamonds from their heros - even if the kid was in a hospital bed. Unfortunately Dante didn't think this through and really goofed. It's forgiveable.
GTMA! lol
I feel so ashamed - I was duped by the LameStream media. I am so ready to blast the pro-athlete crowd that has so often disappointed "us" that I jumped on this story with both feet.
I am curious where the original story got the information that the parents were upset....??? Or is this just more Dan Rather-style reporting....?
Be careful, though. Skelaxin is a skeletomuscular relaxant and will turn you into a puddle of warm goo in a heartbeat. It's exactly what you need when you have suffered major muscle damage and need deep healing, but it's definitely not something to be taken casually -- I lost all track of time when I was on it, for eaxmple. You can forget going to work or school or leading a normal life while on it at the full dosage; all I could do was lie on a futon listening to classical music and drifting in and out of sleep. I was able to get up to use the toilet every few hours as the effects wound down, but that was it. (Even so, rising to my feet without agonizing pain was impossible; you simply cannot stand up without using your back muscles to some degree. Every time I got up the muscles would tear free again, causing terrific pain, but thanks to Skelaxin they started to heal the minute I lay back down again.) I was also prescribed hydrocodone for acute pain. Between the two, I eventually got enough rest so that the tendons reattached themselves and now I have regained full function again. Viva Skelaxin!
Also, another loser reporter from NYT posted the patriots playbook and was asked to leave Jax during the Superbowl.
I just don't trust the MSM/AP anymore.
And they wonder why the Internet and talk radio are the new sources for info! LOL
Please read post #131, from wallcrawlr. As could be expected, the whole story was distorted by an AP reporter criticizing someone without knowing all the facts.
The final paragraph of the story says it best: "If that's your story, then the next time someone asks you for your wedding ring or a sweater your grandmother knitted, you better cough it up. Or else find some real news to write about."
And as many of you have noted, the handicapped kid had no business to ask for the "bling" in the first place. Culpepper owes him nothing, so it's a nice gesture for him to give him other items in place of the necklace.
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