broadwayjoe

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playof...ory?id=2321024

If this is true all I can say is WOW.

PatsChick87

Agreed - things are starting to look UGLY inside the NFL!

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BelichickFan

Screw those guys. Good thing Brady and/or Branch didn't do the same thing, that would have sucked.

sdaniels7114

Its an event the NFL gets a lot of money from. I don't see why ex-players are bad for being unwilling to donate their image to a profitable venture. If you choose to appear for $1000 even though you're worth more that's your business; but I can't blame someone for wanting the going rate when the NFL's making a bundle.

mtbykr

I always had a great respect for joe cool! However if this is true, it's really sad--i mean a $100k to walk out onto the field (and possibly flip the coin) is just stupid. Joe must really be hurting for money!

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Fanfrom1960

He's not hurting at all. He apparently didn't want to attend, so he put the money amount so high that he knew the NFL wouldn't pay it. He probably would have been better off flat out saying no, however, image-wise.

shmessy

Evidently you don't understand some basics.

Montana and Bradshaw made their fortunes off of that "profitable venture". They didn't make it externally. You would have had a valid point if you were defending someone like the Rolling Stones who don't owe their financial lives to the brilliance of the NFL marketing offices.

If Bradshaw and Montana played brilliantly for some Lacrosse league, they would never be living off the gravy like they are now.

They owe a helluva lot to the NFL and they showed their true colors.

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maverick4

I read that Joe didn't want to miss his son's basketball game.

It's possible he'd rather be with his family than miss his son's game just to be recognized for 20 seconds on TV.

He probably threw out a really high asking price because he didn't want to do it.

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Michigan Dave

He was in Detroit the entire week. He is getting blasted here as well. He did several speeches, all at corporate locations. He was pimping some medical product he endorses, and would have a doctor introduce him, lob him softballs for jokes, and then pimp the product and bolt. He would ignore people asking for autographs. I saw him at the Renaissance Center on Friday, and am glad I didn't try and get a photo.

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workhorse

Bradshaw wanted to be with his family....

"Bradshaw, who told league officials that he wanted to be with his family, also took issue with the fees, the Chronicle reported. Bradshaw, through a representative, denied the Chronicle's report that there was a dispute over money."

Montana is the one that wanted the $100k. BTW, when Bradshaw played players weren't making the coin they are now. He has probably made a lot more from FOX after football.