Michael Irvin almost carjacked, Cowboys fame saves him
by Dave Halprin on Jan 13, 2009 11:14 PM CST
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PrintWow, Michael Irvin was almost carjacked the other night and actually had a gun pulled on him. But it all turned out OK. Why? Because the robbers were big Cowboys fans and recognized the Playmaker.
The passenger rolled down his window and pointed a gun at him. Irvin said his work on the field may have saved his life -- because the would-be carjacker recognized him.
"He put it away, because he recognized me. He said, 'Hey, Mike Irvin, what's up? Mike Irvin, man, we are big Cowboy fans,'" Irvin said.
Irvin, who was known as "The Playmaker," said he knew his next play may be his most important one yet. He followed the man's lead and started talking about the Cowboys.
"And I was like, 'Yeah man, you know, I miss playing, and boy, I'm sorry we couldn't win a Super Bowl this year,' because I'm just trying to get his mind on something else so he doesn't pull that gun back up again," Irvin said.
He said his pistol-packing fans sped off after several minutes.
I'll tell you what, there's always something going on in Michael Irvin's life. Thank goodness he's OK.
Flozell Adams has been added to the Pro Bowl roster but Leonard Davis has pulled out because of a foot injury.
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Herring
He was A&Ms defensive co for about 2 weeks before getting the Dallas job so I doubt he’ll jump again. Unless he gets fired in a regime change of course.
As an A&M fan I was tolerant of him jumping to the NFL
If he jumps back to college as a D-coord I’d have to add him to my personal blacklist. Not that I’m very influential, but there are 250,000 of us. I realize A&M was under-talented this year and it would of been a feat to field a mediocre defense, but thats why we were going to pay him 300 grand.
by AustonianAggie on Jan 14, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Nice work by Irvin
talking himself out of trouble
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
Flo to the probowl? They must need a false start or two.
Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!
Or all of the above
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 14, 2009 5:07 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry to hear carjackers are Cowboy fans. That may explain some posts on here.
Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!
I dont get it
What posts?
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 14, 2009 12:25 AM CST up reply actions
Wonder if da carjackers were friends of Pac?
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]
Just another Cowboy getting in trouble
Why isn’t there 24-hr coverage of the Plaxico “saga” or Clinton Portis undermining his young, “genius” coach?
Or Larry Fitzgerald's domestic issues
Cris Carter....you're dead to me.
by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Jan 14, 2009 6:13 AM CST up reply actions
yeah plax is in my local news
apparently he backed out of some car contract in lancaster county, pa and now the guy is sueing for millions
What the French?! Toast!
It is an old story about a rental car that he kinda left dirty and would not pay for the cleanup.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
why
isn’t 60 Minutes…er, I mean ESPN’s Outside the Lines run a piece on Marvin Harrison? Didn’t he ACTUALLY SHOOT A MAN??
He’s vanilla and quiet so he gets a pass? Pacman is the guy you warn your daughters about so he get villified EVEN THOUGH HE’S ALREADY BEEN PUNISHED BY THE LAW AND THE LEAGUE? It’s incredible. That piece on Pacman by ESPN was the WORST – and i mean the worst ever – piece of “journalism” i’ve ever seen on TV that is supposed to pass as “professional.”
They reported no facts that Goodell and the Atlanta Police and the FBI didn’t already know FOR YEARS. Pacman’s punishment was as long as it was BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT. He was already punished for it!!! There is literally no evidence he was involved, and proof he was being blackmailed by the guy who admitted doing it, and that guy didn’t throw Pac under the bus to get a lesser sentence.
My favorite part of the piece was the ‘never before seen footage of Pacman going to a strip club." And then they ran security surveillance footage of the top of Pacman’s head walking into a building. Way to blow it open, ESPN. You dummies. So embarrassing.
+1
Cris Carter....you're dead to me.
by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Jan 14, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions
no, Harrison didn't shoot anyone
The bullets at the crime scene were from a gun owned by him, but there are no witnesses who saw anything.
In Romo we Trust
that's not accurate
there ARE witnesses who say it all go down, but they will not speak to police. Other witnesses claim to have seen Harrison in possession of the gun immediately prior.
I guess I should have said witnesses who won't testify
and if thats the case, I’m thinking their stories aren’t credible anyway.
In Romo we Trust
I know the event was a very serious ordeal...
…but c’mon, that’s kinda funny. If that scene were in “Longest Yard”, it’d at least get a chuckle.
I’m not an Irvin fan, per se, but glad to see he got out of the encounter unscathed. I’m however upset to see it was a group of Cowboys fans who attempted the carjacking … just more fuel to the fire for sportswriters and bloggers.
Im just happy the carjackers are on our side!
Cris Carter....you're dead to me.
by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Jan 14, 2009 6:14 AM CST reply actions
LOL!
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]
Is it just me, or does Irvin have the wackiest life ever?
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
Does this happen often in Dallas?
Irvin is stopped at a traffic light at 9 PM on Monday, and some guys behind him try to carjack him. You would have thought this happened in Rio de Janeiro.
Not sure
But that’s pretty scary- the stoplight that Irvin was at is about 50 feet from the front gate of my apartment complex.
There was also a fatal shooting a couple weeks ago right up the street at a Gas Pipe. And I thought my neighborhood was fairly nice…
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
I'm kind of amazed it happened where it did
I remember this intersection. Marsh and PGBT? Thats not what I would ever consider dangerous.
You're probably safe driving that 98 Taurus though
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 14, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
Dallas is a car-based city
it doesn’t take much for the trouble to spread around. I growed up there and one thing I’ve heard that’s changed of late is that it’s getting better in the middle of the city while the suburbs are having troubles.
by AustonianAggie on Jan 14, 2009 11:31 AM CST up reply actions
Dallas has the highest
crime rate per person.
Nolan
Just saw that Mike Nolan was hired as DC for Denver. I thought may be they would go with Capers but Nolan is a solid hire in my opinion.
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