Klecko73isGod Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Time A Jets Kicker Smacked A Ball Boy For Not Rubbing Up The Balls Tom Ley Since all anyone can talk about today is the various ways in which people manipulate footballs and what dastardly cheaters the New England Patriots are, it seems like as good a time as any to remember the time a mouthy Patriots ball boy got the sh*t smacked out of him by an opposing kicker for not properly taking care of the footballs. Way back in 1995, Nick Lowery was the place kicker for the New York Jets. In the middle of an away game against the Patriots, he approached one of the home team's ball boys, a 20-year-old whippersnapper named David Foscaldo, and asked him to do a better job keeping the footballs warm. Things escalated quickly from there: So Lowery slapped him! He just reached back and full-on slapped a 20-year-old ball boy! According to Lowery, Foscaldo snapped, "That isn't my f——-' job, you piece of s—-," when asked to keep the footballs warm after Jets kickoff specialist Don Silvestri complained the one he used to start the second half was "rock hard." The NFL of the 1990s was weird as hell. In a statement the Patriots issued after the game, the team quoted the ball boy, David Foscaldo, of Foxboro, as saying that Lowery "struck him with an open hand in the face" during the third quarter after he told Lowery he would not provide the rubbed-up footballs for him because it wasn't his job. Ball boys at times will rub up footballs as a courtesy to kickers in cold weather. Lowery missed his only field goal of the game — a 33-yarder in the first quarter. http://deadspin.com/the-time-a-jets-kicker-smacked-a-ball-boy-for-not-rubbi-1680960430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 See. Everybody cheats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 See. Everybody cheats. Psst, this was the Pats giving one treatment to themselves (rubbed, warm balls *snort*) and another to the opposition (cold, frozen, hard balls *snicker*). Not cheating, but certainly an example of two different ways the Pats love to handle the balls (lol) that give them an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Psst, this was the Pats giving one treatment to themselves (rubbed, warm balls *snort*) and another to the opposition (cold, frozen, hard balls *snicker*). Not cheating, but certainly an example of two different ways the Pats love to handle the balls (lol) that give them an advantage. Foul ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 So the Pats cheated back then as well. Maybe they need to look at someone above BB for the responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcJet Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That uni should be our throwback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Everyone does it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Isn't it everyone's dream to smack a Patriots ball boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I remember this because Parcells was so damn funny about it in the post game presser. Asked if Lowry would like a nest built and somebody to sit on the ball during the game...something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Habitual line stepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetgreen13 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Habitual line stepper.had to check him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetrider Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 More proof that cold air makes the ball harder not softer like that ridiculous Amontons’ Law crap tries to prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papz187 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Haha I don't remember this but I remember Lowery.....good for him....little basterd was warming balls for Vinatieri I bet, but not for him. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Haha I don't remember this but I remember Lowery.....good for him....little basterd was warming balls for Vinatieri I bet, but not for him. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk The temperature of the ball AV kicked in the Snow Bowl was 193 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papz187 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The temperature of the ball AV kicked in the Snow Bowl was 193 degrees. Lol Thanks for confirming my suspicions Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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