Hargrove to put NFL on blast at 2pm Central [Live updates from SR member Dibert on scene]
Adam Schefter ?@AdamSchefter DT Anthony Hargrove will speak today at 3 pm ouside NFL offices. "He has some important information to share," said his agent Phil Williams.
Mike Triplett ?@TripTP
Former #Saints DT Anthony Hargrove to speak outside NFL offices at 2 pm central time today. Expect a strong challenge against #NFL claims.
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As a reminder, here is what AH said in March when clips from the 09 NFCCG were first being endlessly played as evidence that Hargrove was looking to knock out Favre on a bounty hit:
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"First of all, the purpose of this statement is simply to address the comments that have been made about me in the media. I will not address anything to do with anyone else but myself.
"In regards to the hit I made on Brett Favre that has been talked about: it was one of about five times I got to him and the only one that was late. I agree it was a late hit, but in the heat of the moment I was simply trying to make a play. I can assure you that when I got up, I was thinking two things, one, that I cost my team, and two, that I might have just cost myself some money if the NFL fined me.
"To put things in perspective, I received a game ball for my play that day and yet got fined while receiving nothing and expecting to receive nothing for the play some keep referencing. Kudos to Brett, he even asked me if that was all I had! Gotta love him.
"And in regards to my comments that have been talked about where I say that Favre is done, I readily agree that it sounds bad in retrospect. A lot of things look bad when we look back and realize how they sound. Trust me, I've said much, much worse. Heck, I probably say worse every day.
"But did I personally want Favre INJURED? Absolutely and categorically NO! Did I feel like we, the Saints, had a better chance of being in the Super Bowl with Favre on the sideline? Of course. Would the Patriots and their fans have probably been excited to see Eli [Manning] on the bench with his foot up whispering that he was done [in Super Bowl XLVI]? Would players on the sideline have made comments to that effect? Right or wrong, I'm guessing yes.
"Probably every Saints fan, player and coach got an adrenaline rush when thinking Minnesota might be in trouble. I said what many people were probably thinking, though maybe I said it in a way that sounded a bit too excited. Those who know me best know that I lean toward the animated side a bit. Okay, a lot! It's who God made me. I do regret saying it, though.
"I have made many mistakes in my life and have paid dearly for some of them, and the late hit and the comments were both mistakes, in my opinion. But players all over the league do the same thing every Sunday, make late hits and say stupid things. But I can say with absolute certainty that neither the late hit nor the comment have anything whatsoever to do with the issue being so hotly discussed in the media."
Trying not to read into this too much (or see what I want to see), but the agent makes it sound like this is going to be more than "hey, man, I didn't do it"
Information? What information?
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Maybe Hargrove will say the NFL threatened to end his career if he didn't cooperate as they instructed.
Precisely. Some audiotape would be nice, too, though
Seriously, though...I, for one, am on the edge of my seat
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Hey! Where's Perry?
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For now, I'm not getting my hopes up that this will be some bombshell speech. I hope it is, but I need to temper my expectation.
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Me either. When I first saw Schefter's tweet, I got excited, but then took a step back and asked myself 2 questions playing my own devil's advocate. Why is he still @ NFL HQ? Could he have stayed behind to broker a deal with the devil himself?
This could be earth shattering, the question is who's world might crumble. While I'm praying he slams Roger's head in a car trunk, I hope he doesn't turn on his fellow players.
Not gonna lie, this crossed my mind. But he's sounding pretty chipper on twitter.
Doesn't sound like a guy that's about to confess or turn on anyone.
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