AP RedMy thoughts and prayers go out to Matt Bryant and his family
September 25th 2008 03:40
Not a Tampa Bay Buccaneer fan. Wasn't a fan of Matt Bryant's when he was with the New York Giants.
Honestly, the only time I can honestly say I was completely rooting for the guy was a couple of years ago. I was at a friend's house watching the Eagles/Tampa Bay game. Dude is a HUGE Eagles fan. And as I am a semi-loyal Giants fan, I was naturally rooting on the Bucs. Not gonna expound about this since it isn't the focus of my post, so I'll just break it down to this tight game being led by the Eagles into the latter seconds of the 4th quarter. Barely any time left on the clock and the Bucs bring out the field goal unit. The FOX announcer who escapes me at this time says it is a 62 yard field goal attempt. My Eagle fan buddy just starts cracking up. No chance, no chance in hell baby. WHOOOO! And he's already celebrating the Eagle win. The announcer said something about Bryant kicking well pre-game, but I didn't get the feeling he thought it would happen. Being a Giants fan, I was worried whenever this guy was kicking over 40 yards. And there he was kicking over 60 yards, a mark that so few kickers in the history of the game have ever made. After what seemed like forever, the ball was snapped, the kick was up, and in my recollection he had a couple yards to spare.
In my life, I honestly don't remember that many football games. I'm more a stat based sports fan. I remember the Giants/Bills and Norwood's miss. I remember bits and pieces of Thanksgiving games past because I watched with family. And I remember that game where Matt Bryant kicked a 62 yard field goal where maybe 2 people in the world thought he could make it, myself not being one of them.
I can't honestly say I became a fan of his that day. But when I get the paper every Monday morning, I always look for his name to see what he did on Sunday.
Now today, I saw in the ESPNews Sports Ticker that Matt Bryant's infant son died. And my heart just sank. And it kind of makes you just want to cry or scream or whatev. I don't know the guy, never met him, and honestly he plays no part in my life other than a sports memory. But when I read his baby died, god that's tragic. A little life that knows neither good nor evil doesn't get a chance to truly exist. It is just so unfair and just has me shaking my head and thinking why? I just get this feeling I can't describe when I hear about little kids dying. Is meaningless a feeling or a thought cause thats the only word that comes to mind to articulate how I feel. I don't know. My mind just draws a blank.
I don't normally say prayers before I go to sleep. But tonight I'm going to say a prayer for Matt Bryant's family.
Honestly, the only time I can honestly say I was completely rooting for the guy was a couple of years ago. I was at a friend's house watching the Eagles/Tampa Bay game. Dude is a HUGE Eagles fan. And as I am a semi-loyal Giants fan, I was naturally rooting on the Bucs. Not gonna expound about this since it isn't the focus of my post, so I'll just break it down to this tight game being led by the Eagles into the latter seconds of the 4th quarter. Barely any time left on the clock and the Bucs bring out the field goal unit. The FOX announcer who escapes me at this time says it is a 62 yard field goal attempt. My Eagle fan buddy just starts cracking up. No chance, no chance in hell baby. WHOOOO! And he's already celebrating the Eagle win. The announcer said something about Bryant kicking well pre-game, but I didn't get the feeling he thought it would happen. Being a Giants fan, I was worried whenever this guy was kicking over 40 yards. And there he was kicking over 60 yards, a mark that so few kickers in the history of the game have ever made. After what seemed like forever, the ball was snapped, the kick was up, and in my recollection he had a couple yards to spare.
In my life, I honestly don't remember that many football games. I'm more a stat based sports fan. I remember the Giants/Bills and Norwood's miss. I remember bits and pieces of Thanksgiving games past because I watched with family. And I remember that game where Matt Bryant kicked a 62 yard field goal where maybe 2 people in the world thought he could make it, myself not being one of them.
I can't honestly say I became a fan of his that day. But when I get the paper every Monday morning, I always look for his name to see what he did on Sunday.
Now today, I saw in the ESPNews Sports Ticker that Matt Bryant's infant son died. And my heart just sank. And it kind of makes you just want to cry or scream or whatev. I don't know the guy, never met him, and honestly he plays no part in my life other than a sports memory. But when I read his baby died, god that's tragic. A little life that knows neither good nor evil doesn't get a chance to truly exist. It is just so unfair and just has me shaking my head and thinking why? I just get this feeling I can't describe when I hear about little kids dying. Is meaningless a feeling or a thought cause thats the only word that comes to mind to articulate how I feel. I don't know. My mind just draws a blank.
I don't normally say prayers before I go to sleep. But tonight I'm going to say a prayer for Matt Bryant's family.
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