Michael Irvin can't even catch Jerry Rice in retirement
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...injured-michael-irvin-done-chasing-jerry-rice
If you saw Michael Irvin introduced to the crowd at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, you might have noticed him on crutches. Irvin showed up for the Hall of Fame ceremonies with a cast on his left foot, the result of a symbolic injury he recently suffered. Irvin tore his Achilles playing flag football last week. He showed up for the Hall of Fame festivities even with his recent injury. He wouldn't have missed Emmitt Smith's induction for anything.
How did he get hurt? Irvin tore his Achilles tendon trying to catch Jerry Rice in a celebrity flag football game.
"I’ve been chasing him all my life," Irvin said of the man who rewrote the NFL’s receiving record book. "There’s no way I will or anybody else will ever catch Jerry Rice, so I’m done with it."
Irvin laughed as he recalled the story of his injury, figuring it was sort of a fitting tribute to the first-ballot Hall of Fame receiver.
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...injured-michael-irvin-done-chasing-jerry-rice
If you saw Michael Irvin introduced to the crowd at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, you might have noticed him on crutches. Irvin showed up for the Hall of Fame ceremonies with a cast on his left foot, the result of a symbolic injury he recently suffered. Irvin tore his Achilles playing flag football last week. He showed up for the Hall of Fame festivities even with his recent injury. He wouldn't have missed Emmitt Smith's induction for anything.
How did he get hurt? Irvin tore his Achilles tendon trying to catch Jerry Rice in a celebrity flag football game.
"I’ve been chasing him all my life," Irvin said of the man who rewrote the NFL’s receiving record book. "There’s no way I will or anybody else will ever catch Jerry Rice, so I’m done with it."
Irvin laughed as he recalled the story of his injury, figuring it was sort of a fitting tribute to the first-ballot Hall of Fame receiver.
