PhinHater Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Is this true? Found it on wikipedia. Eye injury Scott had a couple of cornea transplants when he was younger. But, in 2002, Scott had been invited to join in the New York Jets pre-season training camp by head coach Herm Edwards. Scott was filming a story about football minicamps for ESPN. He was struck by a football launched from a JUGS machine during receiver drills. He had to undergo corneal surgery that same evening and was out of work for a couple months. He now wears thicker glasses to cover up the fact that he indeed only has one eye and has the teleprompter moved closer. His false eye, which is entirely immobile, appears to be constructed of a glass like material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Stuart Scott? The "What's good yo" guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Is this true? Found it on wikipedia. Eye injury Scott had a couple of cornea transplants when he was younger. But, in 2002, Scott had been invited to join in the New York Jets pre-season training camp by head coach Herm Edwards. Scott was filming a story about football minicamps for ESPN. He was struck by a football launched from a JUGS machine during receiver drills. He had to undergo corneal surgery that same evening and was out of work for a couple months. He now wears thicker glasses to cover up the fact that he indeed only has one eye and has the teleprompter moved closer. His false eye, which is entirely immobile, appears to be constructed of a glass like material. We had a rather long thread on this last year but I can't recall the outcome. I had initially thought he did it playing rackettball but I think we concluded that wasn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLMiCKMANTLE Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 ooooo that eye is fake i thought he just had a lazy eye.. thats crazy if that true.. my high school baseball coach had a glass eye because he got cleated in the eye during a brawl... man image how that felt getting hit in the face with a football from a jugs machine OUCH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 He has a glass eye and a crystal ball. One seems to compensate for the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I told Stuart Scott to meet me at a nearby bar He said he would keep an eye out for me -- ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinHater Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I told Stuart Scott to meet me at a nearby bar He said he would keep an eye out for me -- ha ha Hmmm... Wow that was a lame attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLMiCKMANTLE Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I told Stuart Scott to meet me at a nearby bar He said he would keep an eye out for me -- ha ha hahahaha thats was funny but more funny as we are laughing at you not with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hmmm... Wow that was a lame attempt. Hey you cant hit a homerun evverytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhinHater Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hey you cant hit a homerun evverytime We all appreciate your solid attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 his son threw a football at him, hit him in the eye thats what i always heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugeater Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 His eye was ****ed up way before 2002, it's been that way for as long as I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris5214 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) its true, did some research on it Q. Back in the spring, you sustained a severe eye injury while filming a story about football minicamps with the Jets. Tell us what happened. I had gotten in shape and (Jets coach) Herman Edwards gave me permission to go to minicamp with them. I was doing a feature for ESPN on what it's like to be in minicamp. But I was serious about it. The day I was there, there were eight wideouts and the wide receiver coach said I was rated number six. I didn't have any delusions of grandeur. I was hoping I'd be good enough to be a scrub wide receiver or a practice wide receiver in the NFL. I found that out that day. I didn't disappoint myself and I didn't embarrass myself. At end of practice all the wideouts went to the Jugs Machine, it's a machine that shoots balls out. I had never done that before. I had been catching everything that day in practice from the quarterbacks. I was probably a little close and the thing was fast and the thing was faster than I thought it was. Q. The ball, coming out of the machine, hit you square in the left eye. How bad was it? It was serious. I had emergency surgery that night and was out of work for a couple months. It was tough. I had some eye surgery before so I knew how severe it was. It was probably more scary that day, not knowing. The next day came and I knew it would be a long recovery back. I still need some more surgery. The eye is not great now. But I had some time off. Edited October 8, 2008 by harris5214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anskyruben Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I just thought he was high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S. Dylan Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Wow. I always thought he had a lazy eye or something.. ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I had gotten in shape and (Jets coach) Herman Edwards gave me permission to go to minicamp with them. I was doing a feature for ESPN on what it's like to be in minicamp. But I was serious about it. The day I was there, there were eight wideouts and the wide receiver coach said I was rated number six. I didn't have any delusions of grandeur. I was hoping I'd be good enough to be a scrub wide receiver or a practice wide receiver in the NFL. I found that out that day. I didn't disappoint myself and I didn't embarrass myself. I call bull****. Guy is older than me, never played college or any other ball as far as I'm aware. I think I saw him in celebrity basketball and don't remember his fat ass being coordinated. Practice squad receivers are monsters. Your average Arena Football League player is awesome. PS: You take a ball in the face bad enough to require emergency surgery and have your eye removed and you aren't embarrassed or disappointed? WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I call bull****. Guy is older than me, never played college or any other ball as far as I'm aware. I think I saw him in celebrity basketball and don't remember his fat ass being coordinated. Practice squad receivers are monsters. Your average Arena Football League player is awesome. PS: You take a ball in the face bad enough to require emergency surgery and have your eye removed and you aren't embarrassed or disappointed? WTF? Yeah people don't understand just how good NFL athletes are. They're definitely the best athletes overall in major sports. Brock Lesnar couldn't make it onto an NFL team, but now he just physically manhandles people in the UFC. That should tell you right there what kind of athletes you see on television. And why QBs need to be protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF2 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) I call BS too. He's one of those dooshes who thinks because he is so close to pro athletes he somehow thinks he's one of them. Edited October 8, 2008 by KleckoizGod73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonJet Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I told Stuart Scott to meet me at a nearby bar He said he would keep an eye out for me -- ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLMiCKMANTLE Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I call BS too. He's one of those dooshes who thinks because he is so close to pro athletes he somehow thinks he's one of them. Yea like garth brooks.. if he wasnt how he was he would of never ever got the chance to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I heard he always had this condition but he got hit in the Eye at a ESPN softball game and it just ruined his eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Yea like garth brooks.. if he wasnt how he was he would of never ever got the chance to do that I don't mind him getting the chance. I mind him acting like he could do something with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I call bull****. Guy is older than me, never played college or any other ball as far as I'm aware. I think I saw him in celebrity basketball and don't remember his fat ass being coordinated. Practice squad receivers are monsters. Your average Arena Football League player is awesome. PS: You take a ball in the face bad enough to require emergency surgery and have your eye removed and you aren't embarrassed or disappointed? WTF? That is why I hate Stuart Scott, he THINKS he's a professional athlete and he tries to be buddy buddy w/ all the guys he's around. I don't wish injury on people but it is funny how this guy thought he was mr. athlete gets hurt 5 trying to be one. he couldn't even catch a ball from a jugs machine but he was #6 of 8 on the minicamp roster:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Bramage Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 No no he lost his eye after his wife hit him over the head with a rolling pin. Apparently it was a freak accident but his eye literally popped out of his head, and then his dog was laying nearby and quickly snatched it up and ate it as a snack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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