Joe Horn
Joe Horn
Joseph Hornis a former American football wide receiver and current assistant coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Itawamba Community College...
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I want $30,000. I'm not trying to player-hate Coach Mora, but it shouldn't be a double-standard league. A player gets fined, then a coach should get fined under any circumstances.
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That's why I came. I wanted to come and feel their heart. Now I can feel more comfortable about taking a flight to Carolina and trying to win a football game for these fans.
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But it's not about the New Orleans Saints now. It's about all those people on those cots trying to find their kids.
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I heard the stories from the people that came crying on my shoulder saying, 'Joe, I lost everything. I don't know where my son is. I don't know where my daughter is,' ... Right now they're in disarray. They're still trying to find their families. So I can't speak enough about how much my heart goes out to them. This game was for the fans.
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Being for real, it's not about the New Orleans Saints; it's about those people sitting on those cots, trying to find their kids. We love the people around the nation who have poured out their hearts to us. We're going to do what we have to do to win football games. But the game is the game. Afterward, our focus is right back on New Orleans.
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We can't roll our football helmets on the field and expect that because Katrina came through a part of Louisiana that people will feel sorry for us and let us win. I'm not going to run around trying to catch a pass and not expect (Carolina defensive end) Julius Peppers to try to knock my helmet off.
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Our fans loved us before the hurricane came. They've wanted us to win football games for 30 years. We should win football games for them regardless of the disaster. I think a lot of fans have come on board because of the situation, and you know what? We're all for it. It's not about the New Orleans Saints. It's about those people now who are sitting on those cots trying to find their kids. That's what it's about.
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The mayor's letter told us that the things he saw, you'd only see in a horror movie. Right now, people are trying to find their families.
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I'm sure there's a lot of frustration on guys' chests that they want to get off, and I'm sure he'll hear it.
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I'm sure there are a lot of people 15 or 20 miles from here who would love to have a home and see their little brother walk through the door,
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In my heart, I'm 150 percent ready to play.
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I meant what I said at the time, and in a sense I still do. I still don't think we'll see them in the playoffs. When they play the Saints, it's like their Super Bowl. But I don't feel like they're a playoff-caliber team.
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I knew it was pretty sore (last week) and I could've played on it, but I probably would have hurt it more. I knew I had to get it rested, get it well so I didn't wind up being out for four or five weeks.
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After the game you can take a shower, not have to rush to a bumpy plane ride back to San Antonio. You can go to a restaurant or sit back and relax or go out in the parking lot and have some barbecue. I'm sure it will be a great feeling for the guys.