Darrell Green Appearance Tonight
 

DG will be at the Circut City store located on Portsmouth Blvd in Chesapeake,Va (which is across the street from Chesapeake Square Mall). He will sign Redskin souvenirs that will be on sale at the store with proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club of Chesapeake. He will appear from 5:30 to 7:00pm tonight November 16th. Just thought some of you locals may want to know or go.If anyone wants directions post that you need them and where you would be comming from.

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Is he gonna ask that we donate to his charity if we want autographs too?

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yeah, you have to buy the junk so that he'll sign it.

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tough night as it will be packed with people buying the PS3

cnbc can't stop talking about it...

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Looks like someone has an issue with Darrell Green and or his charity.

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[quote=61cad;247235]Looks like someone has an issue with Darrell Green and or his charity.[/quote]

Looks like someone hasn't met Green and seen the way he acts off the field...

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[quote=hooskins;247236]Looks like someone hasn't met Green and seen the way he acts off the field...[/quote]
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[quote=hooskins;247236]Looks like someone hasn't met Green and seen the way he acts off the field...[/quote]

The man is giving money to his charity. How should he act?

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Try asking Green for an autograph w/o giving money to his charity.
Better yet, try to get Green to come to any event that doesnt have to do with HIS charity(even if the even is for kids, skins fans, other charities). He only cares about his charity, and expanding that.

Don't get me wrong, I love what Green did on the field, I have his jersey all that good stuff. He rarely signed/signs stuff for fans, even if they are hardcore.

It is great that he his charity helps people, but it still doesnt mean that he cant be a jerk off the field.

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[quote=hooskins;247240]Try asking Green for an autograph w/o giving money to his charity.
Better yet, try to get Green to come to any event that doesnt have to do with HIS charity(even if the even is for kids, skins fans, other charities). He only cares about his charity, and expanding that.

Don't get me wrong, I love what Green did on the field, I have his jersey all that good stuff. He rarely signed/signs stuff for fans, even if they are hardcore.

It is great that he his charity helps people, but it still doesnt mean that he cant be a jerk off the field.[/quote]

Give the man his money. Get your autograph.

He gets what he wants. You get what you want and everyone is a winner!

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[quote=61cad;247243]Give the man his money. Get your autograph.

He gets what he wants. You get what you want and everyone is a winner![/quote]

I dont really know how much he cares about giving, or about the fans. I honestly think he cares about himself at times.

Anyways, this isn't just my opinion.

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[quote=hooskins;247244]I dont really know how much he cares about giving, or about the fans. I honestly think he cares about himself at times.

Anyways, this isn't just my opinion.[/quote]

Man......... Do the Salvation Army bell ringers piss you off too?

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[quote=61cad;247245]Man......... Do the Salvation Army bell ringers piss you off too?[/quote]

Like I said, you obviously haven't met him. Most of the bell ringers do that bc they care about people, not about how the Salvation Army looks.

Green only gives a damn about his name and his charity. It is great he is giving back, I am all for that. He is doing in the wrong way, and he doesn't give crap if it doesn't have anything to do with him.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;247240]Try asking Green for an autograph w/o giving money to his charity.
Better yet, try to get Green to come to any event that doesnt have to do with HIS charity(even if the even is for kids, skins fans, other charities). He only cares about his charity, and expanding that.

Don't get me wrong, I love what Green did on the field, I have his jersey all that good stuff. He rarely signed/signs stuff for fans, even if they are hardcore.

It is great that he his charity helps people, but it still doesnt mean that he cant be a jerk off the field.[/QUOTE]

I guess everyone's experience is different. I got his autograph back in '88 as he came out of Redskins Park after practice. while he wasn't bouncing off the walls to give me his autograph, he did give it to me and didn't ask for a donantion. More recently, a good friend of mine who is his neighbor got him to sign a ball for me the year after he retired (so I guess '03?) and my friend sent it to me. No donations were asked for the autograph to the best of my knowledge.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;247240]Try asking Green for an autograph w/o giving money to his charity.
Better yet, try to get Green to come to any event that doesnt have to do with HIS charity(even if the even is for kids, skins fans, other charities). He only cares about his charity, and expanding that.

Don't get me wrong, I love what Green did on the field, I have his jersey all that good stuff. He rarely signed/signs stuff for fans, even if they are hardcore.

It is great that he his charity helps people, but it still doesnt mean that he cant be a jerk off the field.[/QUOTE]

Did you have a bad encounter with Green?

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[quote=TAFKAS;247249]Did you have a bad encounter with Green?[/quote]

Well first I heard the same things I am saying about Green, from other people. I seriously doubted it, but while at dinner once, somehow Green came up, and my dad started going off about how he cares about his own stuff and blah blah. Apparently he went to a signing, and I think he didnt have a check, only cash, and he was trying to get something extra signed for my older cousin, who was huge fan. Green refused to sign, even though my dad had paid 30 some dollars(Back in the day). Apparently Green gave him alot of attitude as well.

To the best of my knowledge, Green tends to only sign things at his events.
From what I have from others, and my dad, he seems a bit selfish IMO.

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[quote=hooskins;247246]Like I said, you obviously haven't met him. Most of the bell ringers do that bc they care about people, not about how the Salvation Army looks.

Green only gives a damn about his name and his charity. It is great he is giving back, I am all for that. He is doing in the wrong way, and he doesn't give crap if it doesn't have anything to do with him.[/quote]

Seems like you have something negative to say about every Redskin either former or current. I saw him at the NFL Experience down in New Orleans when they had the SuperBowl there last and he was extremely nice, just seems like you have something against them. are you a cowturds fan dressed in Burgundy and Gold?

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[quote=TAFKAS;247249]Did you have a bad encounter with Green?[/quote]

Probaby did, he wouldnt go to his Highschool Graduation or something like that.

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[quote=Darrell_Green_28;247254]Seems like you have something negative to say about every Redskin either former or current. I saw him at the NFL Experience down in New Orleans when they had the SuperBowl there last and he was extremely nice, just seems like you have something against them. are you a cowturds fan dressed in Burgundy and Gold?[/quote]

Dude I never said crap to you, and you dont even know me. Jeez chillout. Who else have I said something negative about?

Don't sit here and judge my fanhood.

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he gave my brother an autograph after practice one day...said, "you've been waiting out here in the rain, the least I can do is give you an autograph"

When I was little I sent my only Darrell Green card to him with a note attached asking him to sign it. A year later he sent it back in the mail with his signature...I don't know where anyone would get that this guy is a jerk. At his events, he has a right to want things that are going towards his charity...its HIS even.

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Like people have said before, it is their personal experience, and this is mine. If you dont like it, then too bad.

God it is like you cant ever say anything about a player that MIGHT be negative.

Whatever, Im out.

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its just that its a redskin, and Darrell Green for that matter...no one should be attacking you personally, its just hard for us to believe a guy like green would be a jerk...he has been a class act his entire NFL career

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I guess perception isn't always reality. I mean on a professional level working with Darrell Green was always a huge pain. Loved him on the field though. Dana Stubblefield on the other hand was awesome to hang with, regret us signing him though.

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[quote=AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace;247301]its just that its a redskin, and Darrell Green for that matter...no one should be attacking you personally, its just hard for us to believe a guy like green would be a jerk...he has been a class act his entire NFL career[/quote]

being a good NFL player and being a jerk are not mutually exclusive.

he wouldn't let anyone on the entire team promote their charities unless HIS charity got equal air time (so if 5 player wanted 2 minutes each to talk about their different charities, he'd need 10 minutes for himself). At comcast sportsnet when he was there to promote one of his charaties, someone asked him for an autograph for his kid (who was standing there at the time) and he asked "what's in it for me?" when told the joy of making a child happy, he responded with "that's not good enough" and he didn't sign.

there's about 400 more examples, but those are a couple off the top of my head. It's well documented though.

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[QUOTE=That Guy;247310]At comcast sportsnet when he was there to promote one of his charaties, someone asked him for an autograph for his kid (who was standing there at the time) and he asked "what's in it for me?" when told the joy of making a child happy, he responded with "that's not good enough" and he didn't sign.[/QUOTE]

Just to clarify that was at another station, not comcast sportsnet. But bottom line, not everyone has had a pleasant experience with him, though some have. Yet we all agree that on the field he was one of the greatest ever.

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[quote=That Guy;247310]being a good NFL player and being a jerk are not mutually exclusive.

he wouldn't let anyone on the entire team promote their charities unless HIS charity got equal air time (so if 5 player wanted 2 minutes each to talk about their different charities, he'd need 10 minutes for himself). At comcast sportsnet when he was there to promote one of his charaties, someone asked him for an autograph for his kid (who was standing there at the time) and he asked "what's in it for me?" when told the joy of making a child happy, he responded with "that's not good enough" and he didn't sign.

there's about 400 more examples, but those are a couple off the top of my head. It's well documented though.[/quote]

Thank you, I told you all I was not the only one of this opinion. And I am not surprised at all about this incident, goes in line with my father's encounter.

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If someone had a bad personal experience with Green, then let them have their opinion, we know he is a good guy and the possibly the greatest reskin ever, but maybe he got him on a bad day. Even Gibbs probably has bad days.

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[quote=The Zimmermans;247361]If someone had a bad personal experience with Green, then let them have their opinion, we know he is a good guy and the possibly the greatest reskin ever, but maybe he got him on a bad day. Even Gibbs probably has bad days.[/quote]

Apparently you are not reading the posts. You can be a great player and a jerk off the field. Like That Guy said, this isnt just me on my wild Green hating fantasy.

I understand it may be out of people's comfort zones to even think of Green like this.

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Ok Green is a jerk.......happy? Then what is bmitch? I wish we had those jerks on the team now.

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[quote=The Zimmermans;247378]Ok Green is a jerk.......happy? Then what is bmitch? I wish we had those jerks on the team now.[/quote]

Did I ever say Green was a bad player? Ever? Go back and read my posts before you flip buddy. Of Green is one of the greatest all time, and I love him for that. He was a class act on the field, and hey maybe off the field to. I personally think he is mean off the field, and others do too, but like people have said before it is a legit opinion.

Sheesh, everyone gets all upset when a Redskins player is involved. I swear if I were talking about Jerry Rice(not saying he is a bad guy, just an example), everyone would seriously accept it.

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Sorry, just protecting the franchise. At least they don't pull guns on people for no reason, which is what our current face of the franchise did.

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Most retired players sell their autographs for money that they keep. Green signs his for a charity which is one that when he retired said would be his main focuse. If he still signed for free then his fans would not turn out to events such as this to pay for his autograph. So he had to make the decission to only sign autographs at these events.

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It could be because people get his Autographs and sell them alot and by charging for them and with him knowing that if they go and sell it that atleast some money went to a good cause because alot of people just get autos so they can make money especially if they are free..

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[quote=Darrell_Green_28;247403]It could be because people get his Autographs and sell them alot and by charging for them and with him knowing that if they go and sell it that atleast some money went to a good cause because alot of people just get autos so they can make money especially if they are free..[/quote]

So how WAS your signing Darrell? :D

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For those wondering how Green acts off the field…….

I’ve met him twice. The first time he was at the Redskins Store in Fair Oaks mall the year after he retired. Many people came to see him and he didn’t sign a single autograph because he was there mainly to publicize the store, not to sign anything. People became very agitated and he eventually left with people following him through the mall as he repeatedly refused to sign anything. As far as I know, he did not sign a single thing.

The second time I met him was in the lobby of my office earlier this year. He had a meeting to discuss his charity with the owner. I walked right up to him and flatly said, “thanks very much for everything you did for the Redskins and for all your efforts on the field over the years”. His reply (and I’m not even close to kidding), “where’s the bathroom”. With that, he turned and walked around the corner with nothing more to say.

I guess everyone can make their own opinion of him, but honestly, I didn’t find him remotely personable. I say this as a fan and someone who doesn’t know what it’s like to constantly get hounded for autographs and pictures. I’m sure some days he just wants to be anonymous, but that’s just not the path he took. He can’t just turn it on and off and I regret that the person I built him up to be wasn’t the person he really was. With that, I’ll appreciate him on the field, but he won’t be receiving any Christmas cards from me.

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Damn, that makes him sound like Barry Bonds. I guess I hope to never run into him.

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On the other hand, when Gibbs returned and was available for Fan Appreciation Day, he sat there well past the time slotted for signings, sat there with direct sun on him, sat there even though the line waiting for him was the longest, sat there without eating even though he is diabetic, sat there after a full practice, sat there even though he had to rush to catch a plane for a game the following day, sat there and signed every-single-autograph long after every other team member was long gone, and sat there plenty long enough to earn my lifelong respect regardless of the teams present record. That is how you become an icon.

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[quote=Redskins;247411]For those wondering how Green acts off the field…….

I’ve met him twice. The first time he was at the Redskins Store in Fair Oaks mall the year after he retired. Many people came to see him and he didn’t sign a single autograph because he was there mainly to publicize the store, not to sign anything. People became very agitated and he eventually left with people following him through the mall as he repeatedly refused to sign anything. As far as I know, he did not sign a single thing.

The second time I met him was in the lobby of my office earlier this year. He had a meeting to discuss his charity with the owner. I walked right up to him and flatly said, “thanks very much for everything you did for the Redskins and for all your efforts on the field over the years”. His reply (and I’m not even close to kidding), “where’s the bathroom”. With that, he turned and walked around the corner with nothing more to say.

I guess everyone can make their own opinion of him, but honestly, I didn’t find him remotely personable. I say this as a fan and someone who doesn’t know what it’s like to constantly get hounded for autographs and pictures. I’m sure some days he just wants to be anonymous, but that’s just not the path he took. He can’t just turn it on and off and I regret that the person I built him up to be wasn’t the person he really was. With that, I’ll appreciate him on the field, but he won’t be receiving any Christmas cards from me.[/quote]

Thank you. Now does everyone wanna jump on me? Exactly what I thought....

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[quote=The Zimmermans;247413]Damn, that makes him sound like Barry Bonds. I guess I hope to never run into him.[/quote]

I doubt Bonds donates to any charity other than his legal fund.

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[quote=Buster;247443]I doubt Bonds donates to any charity other than his legal fund.[/quote]

True, Bonds probably invests everything into BALCO, or helps them with legal fees, so he can stay JACKED