Maddox

[Beermonkey]

Wasn't us....

[sorry for the stupid title, I hit submit before I was done]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5009738=Fox%20Sports:%20Maddox's%20Family%20Abused%20After%20Loss

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tommy Maddox's family has been subjected to abuse since his poor performance in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 23-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, his agent told a newspaper.

"Having your kids deal with it at school and on the bus is a very, very tough deal," Vann McElroy, the backup quarterback's agent, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Some fans have tossed objects into the yard of Maddox's suburban home, and his wife has been driving the couple's two grade-school aged children to school to shield them from abuse.

Maddox threw three interceptions, including one returned for a 41-yard touchdown in overtime, in the loss.

Maddox politely declined to be interviewed on the subject, saying the abuse has come from "just a few people."

"I just want it to go away, that's all. Just want it to go away," Maddox said.

Maddox came off the bench to replace Kordell Stewart in the 2002 season, guided the team to the playoffs and became a cult hero nicknamed "Tommy Gun" by Pittsburgh fans. He began last season as a starter, but lost his job to No. 1 draft pick Ben Roethlisberger after an early season elbow injury.

Maddox's start Sunday was his first since last season's finale against the Buffalo Bills - played after the Steelers already had won home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Roethlisberger was shelved because of a hyperextended knee and bone bruise, but is scheduled to start this Sunday in Cincinnati.

"Tommy certainly appreciates the Rooneys (the family that owns the Steelers) believing in him," McElroy said. "But when this stuff comes into it, it's really tough. It's one thing to get booed, but when you take it beyond the field, that's when it can be too much, especially for a guy who's done some great things during his time in Pittsburgh."

McElroy didn't immediately return calls from The Associated Press on Thursday

[Diomedes]

You know how you deal with that?  You tell your kids to beat the farging shtein out of anyone who fargs with them.  And then you beat the shtein out of their parents when they bitch about it.  And then you pay off the justice system and walk.

Problem solved.

[T_Section224]

i'm sure some of the eagles fans were hassling the family too, it's in our nature to be mean

[MURP]

im upset this isnt from the best page in the universe.   

[mussa]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[MDS]

im upset this isnt from the best page in the universe.   

his book is called the alphabet of manliness, and its coming out in june 06.

[MURP]

 

[MDS]

join the mailing list. all the cool kids are. 

[rjs246]

The detail page he has set up for it is pretty funny as well.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Damn.

Those yinzers are going wacko over a regular season game.

At least we wait until the post-season to torment our athletes. You know, egging Mitch's house after he gave up a bomb to lose the WS.

[QB Eagles]

Tommy Maddox is slightly less popular than Osama bin Laden in Pittsburgh this week. It's pretty messed up 'round here.

[General_Failure]

Typical scumbag Steeler fans ... tsk, tsk.

[shorebird]

That was ugly, I think Maddox is better than he played last Sunday, but that preformance might have put him more firmly into the backup role behind Rothlisberger.

[Feva]

He's dropped to 3rd QB behind Charlie Batch.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Trouble at home


Backup quarterback Tommy Maddox declined through a team spokesman to comment further about irate fan behavior that came after the overtime defeat to Jacksonville.

Maddox's wife, Jennifer, said in a television interview on WPXI Thursday night that no trash had to be removed from their yard at home and their kids are riding the school bus, as always.

Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca, one of Maddox's closest friends on the team, said he once had a pile of dog feces left on his doorstep after a Steelers loss. He later discovered it was put there by a neighbor, who has since moved.

"Would you want someone doing that in your life?" Faneca said. "If they don't like how the highway is repaired, are they going to harass them? You go to that bound, that's not right. You're not going to want it to happen to you, but sometimes people don't think that way. Sports brings out the fire in you."

Maddox, whose throwing shoulder was sprained against the Jaguars, did not practice all week and likely won't be activated against the Bengals. Charlie Batch will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Ben Roethlisberger

Where's Billy Madison?