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"Though the company would change dramatically, Andre would remain with the McMahon family for the next 20 years; he was even offered a contract by the NFL’s Washington Redskins in 1974, but turned it down to stay in the ring."
I'm sure some of the older fans may know more about this than I do.
we would. haha
10 mil guaranteed
I read about this in the Redskins Encyclopedia. There's a picture of him with Joe Theismann in there.
Apparently he declined a contract worth about $100K.
That would have been cool
George Allen wanted him to block field goals.
I honestly thought that this was a Andre Smith thread.:)
How awesome. your name on a thread. if i were you, i'd keep bumping this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre The Giant
Yea I heard about that, for special teams purposes. Probably would have worked too. At the very least he would have commanded some double/triple teams to free other guys up, or so I would think.
I can't believe this is really about Andre the giant haha
Not a bad idea really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre The Giant
Yeah I also heard they tried to sign the Ultimate Warrior at LB.
and
Kamala to be our LT.
Ted Dibiase as our Head Coach.
Well we could end up with the son of one of the Road Warriors at LB.Quote:
Originally Posted by HRNY4ZRNY
Who is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by SonOfWashington
danny would have thrown the house at him to get him here lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SonOfWashington
James Laurinaitis from Ohio State, the son of Animal.Quote:
Originally Posted by HRNY4ZRNY