Michael Irvin
Michael Irvin
Michael Jerome Irvinis a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and an actor. He is also a former broadcaster for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and currently an analyst for NFL Network. Irvin was nicknamed "The Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his college and pro career. He played college football at the University of Miami. In 2007, he was selected to the Pro Football Hall of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 March 1966
CityFort Lauderdale, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I am the original... Those are my disciples.
I get phone calls from receivers in the league now, the guys who we would call divas: 'Hey, man, we're just trying to continue this thing you started,' ... I'm saying, 'Ooooh, don't take it too far.'
I certainly understand people having their doubts. I'm going to try to do everything I can within reason to clear my name up.
I'm taking T.O., every day... He gives me the whole football field.
I'm surprised the New England Patriots didn't take the decision out of his hands. As soon as this thing happened, they should have put him on IR.
If you drop that ball out there, everybody knows: 'Man, Michael blew the game,' ... Jackie Smith. Tight end. Dropped the ball. That's the only thing I know of him, because he had it right here in his hands. Now, you make the play... The Catch. Everybody remembers it.
Hey, we have obligations. We all work for a living now.
The first couple games were really, really tough, ... But I had a lot of people call me. Rebecca Lobo called, Nancy Lieberman, a lot of great stars talked to me and told me, your time will come. Just continue to work hard in practice, and when the opportunity comes, then youll show everybody you can play.
Through the times I've gone through the last couple of weeks - and I'm still trying to help a friend - I got attacked pretty hard through the media, and it hurt and it was devastating, but I really found out who was with me and who was there for me.
I can't write my life story without Emmitt and Troy. They can't write their life stories without me. We're tied together forever. This is a day to remember for the rest of our lives.
I didn't always know, but I always wanted to. I always wanted to be the very best receiver the Cowboys ever had. That was my goal coming in as a rookie and my goal throughout my career: being the best they ever had, going up in the Ring of Honor.
I'm taking T.O., every day... He gives me the whole football field.
Most train to be part of the game. The greatest train to be the game: I am the game. Third-and-9, two-minutes left, that's what I train for. I train for moments everyone runs from. I run for them.
I understand people have doubts, but I'm totally clean.