NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- On Sunday the Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo Bills 41-17. The win was the Titans' third in a row after beginning 0-6, and the teams' 86-year-old owner, Bud Adams, was watching from his owner's suite with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Halfway through the game, Adams was recognized on the jumbotron. Fans cheered. Adams smiled and waved from his open-air suite. Then, as he celebrated victory, Adams decided to shoot the bird at the opposing sideline. First, Adams went with the right hand bird. Then he went left hand with the bird. Finally, he pulled out the rare, and underrated, double bird. Presumably, shooting the bird at opposing teams violates one of Roger Goodell's NFL rules. And now Goodell finds himself in the unique position of actually witnessing behavior that he might be required to fine. In the meantime, fans are left to wonder, what longstanding beef does Bud Adams have with the 91-year-old owner of the Buffalo Bills, Ralph Wilson? Or is this simply an old man move, is the double bird an old AFL pat on the back? Video after the jump.
The middle finger salute, by the way, traces its origins as an insult all the way back to the Romans. Referred to back then as the digitus impudicus (impudent finger), nowadays it's a gesture popular in the oil fields of Texas. And everywhere else where insult needs to be expressed.
Given that Terrell Owens was playing on the field, what odds would you have given that Bud Adams would be the one facing a fine from the league for a crude gesture? Regardless, for 50 years Adams and Wilson have been competing against one another at the helm of rival football teams. On Sunday the country got a taste of how testy that relationship can sometimes be.
In 1999, these two teams brought America the Music City Miracle. Ten years later, meet the Music City Salute.
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Just goes to prove no matter how much money you have you can still be a no class low life punk loser.
I presume you have never given someone the finger? Sorry but this is "little" news at best. Some just act like saints and expect others to act above board at all times. I see human beings as making mistakes, expressing emotions and dealing w/ it. Obviously an error in Judgment. However, all do it (have errors in judgement)just about every week of their lives. Hate the sin, not the sinner.
Well stated, Kenj1! You worded it perfectly!
This reminds me of a story that should be played by Walter Matheau and Jack Lemmon as the lead actors. Two grumpy old men, with more money than either knows what to do, just jagging with each other. I'm sure that another Jack had a LOT TO DO WITH THIS TOO -- JACK DANIELS!!!!
I think it's funny, quite funny.
just penalize him the same as you would a player and by the way i think he was addressing the fans
Ken,
With all the heat your taking on here I guess this is where the no class, pathetic losers fans hang out! The actually support it! But then again look at the people who play football and watch it!!! I stopped watching the National Felon League years ago!!! Now it looks as if The Raiders have become America's team!!!
He should have mooned him.
He was showing everyone how many friends he has
HA HA HA! Good one!
More like his I.Q.
should be flipping off his coaches and himself ...you start out 0 fer the season and then starting winning when odds are you wont make the playoffs???? look if they suck enuff to be 0 fer ....then just tank and get tebow in the draft ...duh or whomever you like ! smart decisison to switch & try to win out...or coaching scheme to replace q'back ? and now even lost draft picks with every win ! ....whatever ...pride you say ? if they had pride will character and study playbooks and executed plays they wouldnt of lost all those games ....another year passes and teams like colts mess with perfection every year .....if your team turns it on and turns it off....time to replace the team !
TEBOW!!! You have to be an idiot if you think tebow is gonna be the 1st pick. He'll be lucky to be a 4th rounder. He is not a good QB. He just happens to play QB on a very talented team.
Nothing will happen to him,he's an owner, so the Idiot commish will let it slide because Goodell works for him.
He was telling them they were #1.....twice!
and they think rush isn't good enough for them... what a joke the nfl has become
Rush is the maN
Wow,what a class act. Kind of reminds me of when this looser put his AFC championship on his middle finger and said to the camera " I want to show my ring to the city of Houston". Thank goodness this clown is somebody else's embarrassment.
Ralph Wilson for Prezident!
Ease off girls .I just told my wife about this and she dont even watch football . As she just said , "The way I look at it , its a mans game and rough . These owners have thier toys(teams) and they have fun too .
And you were worried about Rush Limbaugh being "bad" for the NFL. Need I say more Roger Goodell and Bob Irsay?