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Eric:
In December of 2008 I waited on former Lions QB Dan Orlovsky at the Macaroni Grill in Livonia, MI. That was the year the Lions went 0 and 16, and about a month and a half after Orlovsky unwittingly ran out of the back of his own end zone for a safety in a game they lost by 2 points. I didn?t recognize him when he sat down, but he had a cast on his arm so I asked him how he got hurt. He told me he hurt it playing football, so I asked him who he played football for. After a long pause he mumbled under his breath, ?The Detroit Lions.? a fact he clearly did not want to admit. I responded ?Oh yeah, you?re Dan Orlovsky.? Then I turned to the other guy sitting at the table, a large but not massive individual, and asked him if he played too. He said yes, and asked me to guess who he was. I didn?t recognize him at all, but I had to guess, so I said Domenic Raiola. He responded, ?Ha, I wish I was Domenic Raiola.? (The first time in history anyone has ever uttered those words). Turns out it was the long snapper Don Muhlbach.
I remember they prayed for a really long time when they got their food, clearly unaware that God had abandoned them following their 4 and 0 preseason.
In December of 2008 I waited on former Lions QB Dan Orlovsky at the Macaroni Grill in Livonia, MI. That was the year the Lions went 0 and 16, and about a month and a half after Orlovsky unwittingly ran out of the back of his own end zone for a safety in a game they lost by 2 points. I didn?t recognize him when he sat down, but he had a cast on his arm so I asked him how he got hurt. He told me he hurt it playing football, so I asked him who he played football for. After a long pause he mumbled under his breath, ?The Detroit Lions.? a fact he clearly did not want to admit. I responded ?Oh yeah, you?re Dan Orlovsky.? Then I turned to the other guy sitting at the table, a large but not massive individual, and asked him if he played too. He said yes, and asked me to guess who he was. I didn?t recognize him at all, but I had to guess, so I said Domenic Raiola. He responded, ?Ha, I wish I was Domenic Raiola.? (The first time in history anyone has ever uttered those words). Turns out it was the long snapper Don Muhlbach.
I remember they prayed for a really long time when they got their food, clearly unaware that God had abandoned them following their 4 and 0 preseason.
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