If you hadn't read that headline, and I had given you 100 chances to guess the favorite football player of a young Reggie Bush, you wouldn't have guessed Kyle Turley, would you? But it's true. During Thursday night's Chiefs-Saints game, the TV sideline announcer said the game featured Bush, the Saints' young running back, and Turley, the Chiefs offensive lineman who was Bush's favorite player during his adolescence. I did a little research and found this:
When [Bush] was a youngster living near the campus of San Diego State University, a young Aztecs football player lived in an apartment across the street and was drafted by an NFL team.
Bush knew him. And when the player was selected in the first round of the draft, Bush asked that the player bring back some team gear. The player signed the items and gave them to Bush.
Bush says he always remembered what Kyle Turley, the Saints' 1998 first-round pick, did for him, and Bush admits that was another lesson that stuck: take time out for others.
So kudos to you, Kyle Turley. You may be a helmet-throwing maniac, but apparently you've got a softer side, too.
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8-26-2007 @ 6:02PM
George B Vieto said...
Kyle Turley is an offensive lineman any running back would love to have as a teammate since he will take a bullet for you.
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8-27-2007 @ 1:44AM
kordon504 said...
It looks to me that Reggie was destined to be drafted by the Saints. Since Kyle sent some Saints gear when he was drafted.
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8-27-2007 @ 4:59PM
rank said...
This actually wasn't that large of a leap at all, knowing that Bush is Mr. 619.
But how can you call Turley a helmet-throwing maniac? He was protecting Aaron Brooks at the time of the incident and was totally justified. Turley is a good guy. He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke, He might listen to Slayer, but he's actually a devout LDS member. He is not a maniac.
Of all of the NFL guys I have ever met, he is in my top three.
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