Jon Gruden has a approach with phrases.
Gruden was showing on a reside stream in Chicago for “Thursday Night Football” as a part of his new job with Barstool Sports activities and informed a whopper of a narrative about former Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski apparently making an extended area aim in New Orleans when he was nonetheless half within the bag.
Gruden was reminded of this event when standard Barstool host Dan Katz talked about that one in all their content material creators missed a part of his work duties this previous Sunday as a result of “he was a little banged up.”
“We were playing, when I was with the Raiders, we drafted Janikowski in the first round,” Gruden mentioned.
“Janikowski, he was missing field goals the first three games and I was really pissed. So we went to play the Saints in New Orleans and Janikowski’s late for curfew. He didn’t get back until 3 am, so now I’m really pissed. He can’t make field goals, and he can’t make curfew.”
The sport in query was a Week 12 matchup in 2000, which the Raiders received 31-22, and Gruden was reminiscing a couple of possession within the first quarter.
“We get a couple [of] first downs, and it’s a 56- or 58-yard field goal. I go, ‘Field goal!’” Gruden continued (Professional Soccer Reference pegs the space at 49 yards).
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“So Bob Casullo, the particular groups coach, he says, ‘Are you out of your f–king mind? He’s drunk! He can’t make it!’ I am going, ‘Field goal!’
“I actually wanted him to miss. He hit it right down the middle and I meet him [and say], ‘Great f–king kick! Loved it, brother. As long as you can kick!’”
A request for remark from Janikowski’s agent was not returned at time of publishing.
The longtime kicker’s points with alcohol have been effectively documented by way of his profession, together with arrests for DUI and a bar struggle amongst them.
The Raiders went 12-4 that season and misplaced to the Ravens within the AFC championship sport.
The “Polish Cannon” performed within the NFL for 17 seasons, amassing 1,913 factors — good for Twelfth-best all-time in league historical past.
