sorta. he admits in his new book

bush league shit

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2986809&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

not to mention being overrated

8/22/2007 5:57:15 PM

this happens a lot I bet

8/22/2007 6:02:32 PM

it's business.

8/22/2007 6:04:49 PM

It was something most people would probably do, and I'm sure its been done dozens of times in the past.

The Steelers front office might be pissed a little, but I think they're probably thankful he did what he did...he did rush for over 1300 that year.

Otherwise they would have been stuck with Richard Huntley as their feature back.

8/22/2007 6:16:44 PM

The Steelers Richard Huntley might be pissed a little

8/22/2007 6:17:42 PM

Huntley was the leading rusher for the panthers that year we were 1-15.

Thats how much we sucked.

8/22/2007 6:19:59 PM

now that Bettis is retired, him and Hines have to rendezvous in a hotel whenever Hines wants to "ride the Bus"

8/22/2007 7:06:06 PM

I thought it was Kordell who was rumored to be gay

He had all that weird herpes AIDS shit on his neck

8/22/2007 7:08:47 PM

i dunno...Bettis always talked all effeminite and shit...and Hines balled his eyes out when Bettis retired

however Bettis sounds like Mr. T in that radio commercial for whatever...tinactin or some shit

8/22/2007 7:11:39 PM

The injury bit wasn't even my favorite tidbit from the book

Quote :

"Bettis's other revelations include that he thinks former Broncos linebacker Bill Romanowski is "a coward" and that he had a secret appendectomy before the 1999 season, which the team told him not to tell the media about. To avoid having his name show up on hospital records, he registered under the name Tex Goldstein. "

8/22/2007 7:46:00 PM

i don't have a problem with it.

i'm not sure the steelers would have won the super bowl without him. not so much from his play, but his mentoring was very important. that 75 yard touchdown run from parker came after bettis told willie when and where to look for the hole to open up. that's just one example.

8/22/2007 7:46:19 PM

I thought it was steely mcbeam that was supposed to be gay

8/22/2007 7:55:41 PM

more like he faked the timing of a pre-existing injury

8/22/2007 9:00:12 PM

Quote :

"Bettis also wrote that Steelers coach Bill Cowher was never totally sold on quarterback Kordell Stewart, despite the fact Stewart was the team's most valuable player in 2001."

i don't blame him, kordell stewart sucked.

8/22/2007 9:23:33 PM

Quote :

"Tex Goldstein"

8/22/2007 9:29:29 PM

Yeah if you read it a little closer he was actually injured...

He tried to play through it and struggled so he emphasized the injury by faking a "flare up" after a short yardage play.

I don't blame NFL players one bit. It's amazing to me how little of their contracts are guaranteed compared to other sports.

8/23/2007 7:05:34 AM

i always hated bettis cause i thought he was overrated

8/23/2007 7:10:02 AM

He wasn't overrated until the latter part of his career when his body started breaking down a little.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/2354/career


Look at those season stats in the late 90's.

There were a few seasons in there where he was consistently one of the most difficult runners in the league to stop. In the 4th quarter there was perhaps no one better at moving the chains when the defenses were worn down.

He was an incredible combination of power and agility.

Quote :

"Bettis finished his 13 NFL seasons as the NFL's 5th all-time leading rusher with 13,662 yards and 91 touchdowns"

8/23/2007 7:21:43 AM

I am all for this move. gg to Jerome.

8/23/2007 8:56:47 AM

YAC

thats where he excelled.

8/23/2007 10:25:46 AM