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Keyshawn: Trash-talking out of control in NFL
Posted: Friday September 15, 2006 1:35PM; Updated: Friday September 15, 2006 1:35PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Keyshawn Johnson has been outspoken throughout his 11-year NFL career, but the Carolina receiver can't understand the latest attention-grabbing trend in the NFL: trash talking.
"Dudes out here are just out of control," Johnson said this week. "I sat back and said to myself 'Was I like that when I first got into the league?' I don't think I was. I didn't reach for the attention. The attention came to me. I didn't need to make a sign or make a mockery of myself to get on television. I guess that's what you do to get the endorsements."
Trash talking was a topic this week as Johnson's Panthers prepare to visit Minnesota on Sunday. Last season, Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot unleashed a verbal tirade on Steve Smith before the teams met in Charlotte.
Smith responded by embarrassing Smoot, catching 11 passes for a team-record 201 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 38-13 rout. After one big catch, the All-Pro receiver pretended to row a boat in the end zone to mock Smoot for his role in the Vikings' infamous "Love Boat" scandal.
But players continue to trash talk. Last week, Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall ripped Smith before those teams met in the season opener. Smith responded by ripping Hall. The matchup never happened as Smith missed the game with a strained right hamstring.
"I told DeAngelo Hall after the game 'You're a terrific football player. There's no reason you should do the other things that you do,"' Johnson said. "He listened and coach (Jim) Mora thanked me for telling him that.
"At the end of the day, you're going to be a class clown. All the media will do is make you look like a clown. You may think it's funny, but as soon as something goes wrong, the first thing they'll do is start picking on you."
Smoot was ripped nationwide after the Carolina game last year. With Smith questionable for this Sunday's game, Smoot had little to say.
"If he plays, he plays. If he don't, he don't," Smoot said.
His teammate, safety Darren Sharper, believes trash talking has become part of the culture of the cornerback-receiver matchup.
"Those guys probably yap the most. I think those are probably the most energetic guys," Sharper said. "I think that's part of the reason. Those are the guys that have the most confidence, too, because a lot of times you make the big play or you give up the big play, so it's a love-hate thing there. You like to be a little brash out there on the perimeter.
"It's part of the ritual."
Johnson, who at 34 has mellowed and become the Panthers' spokesman, was interrupted Friday when rookie running back DeAngelo Williams put his cell phone in Johnson's face, acting like he was a reporter recording the interview.
"See, that's what I'm talking about. Kids like him," Johnson said. "This guy doesn't even know who Lance Alworth is, do you?
Williams said he did, but then quickly walked away before identifying the Hall of Fame receiver from the 1960s.
"See there he goes," Johnson said before acknowledging "But I'm just the guy who wrote the book, so who cares?
"I'm a walking contradiction, right?"
Keyshawn: Trash-talking out of control in NFL
Posted: Friday September 15, 2006 1:35PM; Updated: Friday September 15, 2006 1:35PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Keyshawn Johnson has been outspoken throughout his 11-year NFL career, but the Carolina receiver can't understand the latest attention-grabbing trend in the NFL: trash talking.
"Dudes out here are just out of control," Johnson said this week. "I sat back and said to myself 'Was I like that when I first got into the league?' I don't think I was. I didn't reach for the attention. The attention came to me. I didn't need to make a sign or make a mockery of myself to get on television. I guess that's what you do to get the endorsements."
Trash talking was a topic this week as Johnson's Panthers prepare to visit Minnesota on Sunday. Last season, Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot unleashed a verbal tirade on Steve Smith before the teams met in Charlotte.
Smith responded by embarrassing Smoot, catching 11 passes for a team-record 201 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 38-13 rout. After one big catch, the All-Pro receiver pretended to row a boat in the end zone to mock Smoot for his role in the Vikings' infamous "Love Boat" scandal.
But players continue to trash talk. Last week, Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall ripped Smith before those teams met in the season opener. Smith responded by ripping Hall. The matchup never happened as Smith missed the game with a strained right hamstring.
"I told DeAngelo Hall after the game 'You're a terrific football player. There's no reason you should do the other things that you do,"' Johnson said. "He listened and coach (Jim) Mora thanked me for telling him that.
"At the end of the day, you're going to be a class clown. All the media will do is make you look like a clown. You may think it's funny, but as soon as something goes wrong, the first thing they'll do is start picking on you."
Smoot was ripped nationwide after the Carolina game last year. With Smith questionable for this Sunday's game, Smoot had little to say.
"If he plays, he plays. If he don't, he don't," Smoot said.
His teammate, safety Darren Sharper, believes trash talking has become part of the culture of the cornerback-receiver matchup.
"Those guys probably yap the most. I think those are probably the most energetic guys," Sharper said. "I think that's part of the reason. Those are the guys that have the most confidence, too, because a lot of times you make the big play or you give up the big play, so it's a love-hate thing there. You like to be a little brash out there on the perimeter.
"It's part of the ritual."
Johnson, who at 34 has mellowed and become the Panthers' spokesman, was interrupted Friday when rookie running back DeAngelo Williams put his cell phone in Johnson's face, acting like he was a reporter recording the interview.
"See, that's what I'm talking about. Kids like him," Johnson said. "This guy doesn't even know who Lance Alworth is, do you?
Williams said he did, but then quickly walked away before identifying the Hall of Fame receiver from the 1960s.
"See there he goes," Johnson said before acknowledging "But I'm just the guy who wrote the book, so who cares?
"I'm a walking contradiction, right?"
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