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DO the sleeves promote fumbling? Tough to grip? I can see that.
Seems like the consensus way to fight NE is on the ground. Big game...
from CBSSportsline:
Willie Parker is taking the gloves off for the New England Patriots. Actually, he's removing those rubber sleeves from his arms, the ones that were blamed for his two lost fumbles Sunday. And he's doing it because of a suggestion from a young fan. Parker, usually one of the NFL's least fumble-prone running backs, came in for considerable scrutiny for wearing the slick elbow sleeves on a rainy night. A boy asked Parker exactly that when Parker appeared at an autograph session one night later: Why do you wear them and, since you fumbled, why not take them off? The surprising reply from Parker: I think I'll do exactly that. "A little kid looked at me and told me, after I gave him his autograph, he said, 'Next game don't wear those things on your arm,'" Parker said. "I said, 'Just for you I'm not going to wear them.' I gave him my word I wasn't going to wear them. That's the only reason I'm not going to wear them."
(Updated 12/07/2007).
Seems like the consensus way to fight NE is on the ground. Big game...
from CBSSportsline:
Willie Parker is taking the gloves off for the New England Patriots. Actually, he's removing those rubber sleeves from his arms, the ones that were blamed for his two lost fumbles Sunday. And he's doing it because of a suggestion from a young fan. Parker, usually one of the NFL's least fumble-prone running backs, came in for considerable scrutiny for wearing the slick elbow sleeves on a rainy night. A boy asked Parker exactly that when Parker appeared at an autograph session one night later: Why do you wear them and, since you fumbled, why not take them off? The surprising reply from Parker: I think I'll do exactly that. "A little kid looked at me and told me, after I gave him his autograph, he said, 'Next game don't wear those things on your arm,'" Parker said. "I said, 'Just for you I'm not going to wear them.' I gave him my word I wasn't going to wear them. That's the only reason I'm not going to wear them."
(Updated 12/07/2007).
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