Peter King Spins Josh Freeman Tale
October 29th, 2010
The reason why coffee-slurping, popcorn-shoveling, oatmeal-loving Peter King writes for Sports Illustrated is because he is such a talented writer.
He’s also a good storyteller.
Earlier this week while co-hosting “The Opening Drive” with Ross Tucker, heard exclusively on Sirius NFL Radio, Joe heard King tell a story he learned from his NBC broadcast partner, Father Dungy, about Josh Freeman.
Though Joe’s not sure, it seems Father Dungy got to meet Freeman’s father just after Bucs drafted the quarterback from Kansas State.
Joe will let King take it from here.
“I love Josh Freeman. Love him. Like him a lot. Funny story: Tony Dungy lives in Tampa and is a friend to a lot of people with the Buccaneers and still knows a lot of people who work there. When Freeman was drafted, Tony had a chance to speak with Freeman’s dad. The dad said, half-kiddingly, to ‘keep an eye out for my son.’
“Tony said he could call him.
“So after the two met, Tony calls the father and says, ‘[Freeman] doesn’t need me, he is so mature.”
October 29th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Old story, actually
October 29th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Joe,
Can you please not use this photo in “Ralpherence” to Mr. King. Looks like he had a rough night and couldn’t get off the couch to hit the cool surface of the porcelain god.
October 29th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Where have you and Peter King been? That story is old news….
“As I was preparing to visit Michael Vick at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kans., earlier this month, I got a phone call from Ron Freeman. His son Josh is the Kansas State quarterback who was the first-round pick by the Buccaneers last month. We had never met, but we spoke father-to-father. Ron asked me if I would call Josh and keep an eye on him as he was getting used to his new environment in Tampa, where I make my home. As we talked, I could tell Ron and his wife had done a great job in preparing their son, and Josh was probably one of the few NFL rookies who wouldn’t need much mentoring. But his dad was going that extra mile for his son.”
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1155622/1/index.htm#ixzz13mcYdE1K
October 29th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Peter King gets paid for what he writes even if it is a re-host. Joe gets paid for re-packaging it yet again.
The story is relevant.
How is the mother hen business working out for ya Jimmy? I bet even Ari won’t pay you an honest wage now that the miracle at one buc place has developed into a great big house of cards.
October 29th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Geez, give Joe a break. So the story is old. Maybe, not everyone has seen it.
October 29th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Finally figured it out. Buc You = Zero Expectations. Poorly played sir. Lol
October 29th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
You are right, Buc You is Zero Expectations. Once a juvenille idiot always a juvenille idiot, even with the name change.
Good pick up sensible. LMAO
October 29th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
How much of a girly little sis bag do you have to be to change your name because you spent an entire off season bashing the Bucs and now they are winning? You should just own it Zero, you little sniveling . . .
October 29th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Funny thing is I’d expect that if someone changes their screen name, it’s to come back as a fan and be happy for the team doing well. If you’re still just gonna bash the team, why change the name? We all knew you bashed the team anyway.
October 30th, 2010 at 5:07 am
LOL…Buc You hasn’t even responded…There’s times when my “handle” seems out of touch or out of date, but I truly feel that this team would be better off without Greg Olson. I’ll never change the name. I feel that the Bucs would be better off with someone. besides Olson, at the helm. He’s made mistakes that are inexcusable (handing the ball off to Chris Pressley last year in Carolina, when he admittedly thought that EG was in the game). If I know everyone’s number within a glance, you should too. It’s your job.
October 30th, 2010 at 9:11 am
At the same time…I wonder how people can use names other than their own unless they don’t wish to be held accountable for their words. Not a personal attack, just a valid point. In my case I use my real name and a link to my website.
I say something stupid? I am held accountable.
October 30th, 2010 at 9:12 am
(I should point out…that wasn’t a rebuke for what you said…I happen to agree with you about “zero”
October 30th, 2010 at 9:18 am
So in your view, even if Olson put’s together a multiple superbowl winning team, you will still feel we are better off without him? I don’t get that.
Is your pride so important to you that you cannot ever admit you are wrong? I’m not saying you are wrong…right now it’s your opinion and you are entitled to it. I’m just saying that your statement says (in essence) Olson will NEVER be good enough, no matter what.
I was wrong about Freeman when he was drafted. I thought it was a mistake. I seem to have been wrong about Blount as well. Growth comes from learning from our mistakes.