Ohh.
Put me down! Put me down, put me down, put me down!
Stop it! Are you crazy? You're acting like an animal!
He started it. Are you all right?
Yeah, it's just my body. I am so sorry.
I had no idea he'd react this way, not in my lowest estimation.
ust give me a break. I didn't kill the guy or nothin'.
How did you expect me to feel?
Who is this faggot?
Max Birnbaum, Ernie Souchak. Max Birnbaum?
Max Birnbaum?
The Brooklyn Behemoth Birnbaum?
The three-time All-American at Michigan Birnbaum?
The number-one draft pick of the Washington Redskins Birnbaum?
The defensive end who told the NFL to shove it up their defensive end?
That Max Birnbaum?
Well, let me shake your hand.
This is an honor.
May I have your autograph?
ust like that, Max.
8:35 into the third quarter, and you walk out.
Eight, nine minutes. 'Round about that.
Exactly 8:35, with everything to play for. No, everything to lose.
I wanted out. One season of pro football.
No way I was gonna face a second, let alone a whole career.
You were rookie of the year. 3.4 sacks a game. I'm going now.
A lot of things started coming together in my head,
like my revulsion with the whole system. I have the staff I forgot.
Huh? You know, the staff that saved your life?
What was it, the coaches? The owners? Rozelle? Bye. I'm leaving now.
She's really something. She didn't tell me she had Ernie Souchak up here.
This guy's a big-shot writer. He's just like I was, only a writer.
You want a laugh?
Yesterday she tells me she's got a reporter here from chicago.
I used to read this guy's stuff.
I guess you can't blame her. She's been out of touch for the past four years.
I'll try not to be late. Yeah.
You start playin' ball in grade school, you know. You're just a kid.
You're innocent. Then you start playin' ball with the big boys.