Chiefs Have Nothing on the Cowboys When it Comes to Rookie Hazing

by Joel Thorman on Aug 9, 2009 11:14 AM CDT in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp

Rookie hazing is a tradition among NFL training camps. Players are tied to the goal posts, made to sing their fight songs in front of the team and forced to do other embarrassing acts as part of their initiation to the team.

It's supposed to be fun for the veterans and humiliating for the rookies.

A couple years ago, Chiefs rookie WR Dwayne Bowe was gift wrapped...

Embarrassing, but he'll get over it. This season, rookie RB Javarris Williams was tied to the goal post.

Again, embarrassing but he'll get over it.

Something a few players won't get over for a few weeks, even months, is what the Cowboys veterans did to their rookies (courtesy of Yahoo). Check it out, after the jump.

Rookie Greg Isdaner before...

via Yahoo

And the after...

via Yahoo

What's worse, Isdaner's old man cut or Pat McQuistan's, um, whatever this is...

via Yahoo

What would you do if you were hazing the rookies?

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I think the hair buzz is awesome!

by TonyG88 on Aug 9, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions

Actually

I just finished the book “Boys Will Be Boys” and the Cowboys’ hazing of rookies was a lot worse. When they duct-taped their rookies to the goalpost, apparently they didn’t let them have a shirt. :)

Predictions for 2009

1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
2. The Lions will draft Matt Stafford, the Rams will draft Jason Smith, and the Chiefs will draft either Aaron Curry or Eugene Monroe.
3. Maurice Carthon will be the most hated man on the Chiefs' coaching staff within two years.
4. Larry Johnson has already played his last meaningful game for the Kansas City Chiefs. He's gone before the 2009 season starts.
5. Larry Johnson will gain 0 yards rushing for the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.

by UCrawford on Aug 9, 2009 11:20 AM CDT reply actions

Who wrote that?

I remember hearing about that book, particularly the Michael Irvin scissors incident, when it first came out.

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Aug 9, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Jeff Pearlman

It really was an outstanding book too. Bought it on my Kindle and read it through in two days. They had some really twisted stories in there, but some really good ones too (LB Robert Jones was probably my favorite person they profiled…and surprisingly Irvin was a pretty sympathetic guy, despite them leading off with the scissors incident). The author bought a little too much into the “intangibles” arguments on some players but he tracked pretty thoroughly the decline of the Dallas dynasty and I think he laid blame in all the right places. I give it a very high recommendation for anyone interested in sports books.

By the way, after reading that I officially list Skip Bayless as my pick for “Worst Sports Reporter Ever” over Chris Mortensen. Bayless is just a complete scumbag piece of garbage. Guess it shouldn’t surprise me he works for ESPN too.

Predictions for 2009

by UCrawford on Aug 9, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I Don't Know How You'll Like It, Though, Primetime

Deion Sanders did not come off well at all in that book. Basically, he was a less blatant version of Terrell Owens…he came in, was a dubious upgrade on-field, and did his best to split the locker room with unfounded accusations of racism and his self-absorbed “born again” bullshit. Pretty much confirmed everything I thought about the guy when he was a player and how he probably is as an “advisor” to young players trying to make the NFL…he’s a me-first bullshit artist who’s only interested in making himself look good no matter how many other people he damages or hurts.

Predictions for 2009

by UCrawford on Aug 9, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions