patsfan55

honestly i never wish bad things upon ppl
but for the fact that this guy had 30 yrs to try and make up for what he did by apoligizing to stingley
not for the hit, but at least for what hapenned
unless, he really didnt mind him gettin paralyzed, and eventually dying from it
i really hope this guy has trouble lookin in the mirror, cuz after 30 yrs of doin nothing, thats what he deserves

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PATRIOT64

I truly believe the reason Tatum has never contacted Stingley was for a few simple facts

1) He was known as a hard hitter and any remorse given to Darryl would have leaked out somehow in the media and brought him down to a soft sensitive type of guy who actually cared and he could not let people think he was anything other than a raving lunatic safety and wanted WRs to always fear they were going to be next and stay away from his side of the field.

2) He was an Arrogant part of an arrogant team that still has those types of delinquents playing for them today (Porter,Moss,Gabriel ect)

3) Simply he felt deep down to himself that his hit was not intentionally meant to paralyze Darryl but his ego stood in the way of doing the right thing like apologizing to Darryl.

4) Cannot admit to himself deep down inside he was the reason a man could never walk again and any type of admittance would be his undoing.

He was just ****y and arrogant which leads to him being the jerk that he still is today.

patsfan55

my prob is that even if it wasnt his intent
and he wasnt sorry for goin after him with a hard hit
at least apologize for the outcome
but that never happened

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PATRIOT64

Now don't forget Tatum lost his left leg to Diabetes and his right one was screwed up from a dozen operations - Turnaround is fair play and came from a 'Higher Authority' than any player could do on the field.

primetime

What goes around comes around. It's hard to say anyone deserves what they get when an injury like that is accidental (while the dirtiness was intentional, the result was not), but if anyone did, it'd be Jack Tatum.

Tunescribe

I agree with those who say Tatum need not have apologized to Stingley for the hit. But he should have shown concern for him as a fellow player and human being for what Stingley went through because of it.

DarrylS

Not as long as Madden keeps defending him, an article from this AM Chicago Tribune...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...l=chi-news-hed

On his radio show on San Francisco's KCBS on Thursday morning, Madden described Stingley and Tatum as "good guys."

Madden was upset that initial reports of Stingley's death Thursday had Tatum hitting Stingley from behind.

"He didn't hit him from behind," Madden said. "The ball was thrown, it was a slant by the goal line. Darryl Stingley was coming in, Jack was sitting in the middle. He made the reaction he has been taught all his life to make.

"There was a collision, and Darryl was in the air and put his head down a little in the collision. It was an accident that happened. There was no one to fault."

"[Darryl] and I became pretty close," Madden said. "He was really a good guy. And Jack Tatum's a good guy. It was just one of those things when it happens right in front of you it puts a feeling in your gut that never goes away."

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Peytonsbetter

The most incredible part of this whole saga is the fact that Stingley didn't hold a grudge against Tatum. He wished Tatum would have at least contacted him, but he didn't hate him because he didn't.

To me, that made Stingley a VERY wise and noble man.

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Classy........

TealSox

Arthur Whittington (sp?), rookie running back the year Tatum laid that brutal hit, called in on NFL Network on Sirius and had some things to say about it. Whittington said that after seeing that hit, he never looked at a hit the same way. He got choked up and had trouble putting to words how he felt about the situation.

He said that Tatum tried to contact the Stingley family, but they were unreceptive to his attempts. I don't know how true that is or how true it is that Tatum felt bad about the situation.

I respect what Whittington had to say only because we have a mutual friend and I know both gentlemen are high character individuals.

DarrylS

Comments for Tatum, from the Raider Org, posted on the Hartford Courant:

http://www.courant.com/sports/footba...adlines-sports

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Darryl Stingley," Tatum said in a statement released by the Raiders. "Darryl will be forever remembered for his strength and courage. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family."

That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, really deep and meaningful.

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