Jason Avant tough as ever
I was just paging through my SI NFL preview when I ran across a quote I thought was worth sharing, and I love to see this guy get some positive publicity. The context- Justin Tuck describing the Eagles response to giving up 12 sacks in their first meeting.
From the first snap of that second game, all we saw was seven man protection, with wide receivers chipping. That's not something you don't see much of at all, and the best guy, by far, was Jason Avant- the most annoying person I've ever run into on a football field. He did something on almost every snap to knock us off our rush.
September 3rd, 2010 at 9:53 PM ^
personal stories, of the Lloyd Carr era and maybe of any other era. If they gave out awards for "character," Jason Avant would have gotten the equivalent of a Heisman.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:07 PM ^
That's got to be the first time anyone's ever described Avant as "annoying." Great, great guy.
September 7th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
I think it says a lot that he was described as "annoying" and not dirty...to me that says that even though he's doing all that chip-blocking he's not going for knees or jaws a la Hines Ward...
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 PM ^
always loved Jason Avant. i remember his very first catch at Michigan like it was yesterday.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 PM ^
Avant has been such a solid player and class act for the birds. Jackson, Maclin and Avant are going to be an unreal receiving corp this year.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 PM ^
Mmm, possesiony.
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:47 PM ^
... a guy from englewood who wasnt tough. I wish i could have seen him play in high school first hand, but i wasnt old enough
September 4th, 2010 at 12:17 AM ^
I like Jason Avant.
September 4th, 2010 at 1:00 AM ^
i love lamp
September 7th, 2010 at 3:28 PM ^
But I hated that the SI article referred to him as a "journeyman." He's played 3 seasons, all for the same team, and increased his catches, yards, and YPC each year. How is that a "journeyman"?