It was tough because they were booing when we were in the huddle and guys had difficulty hearing. And, to add to that, John had to get the plays off without taking penalties. Like I said, I didn't prepare him because I had no idea it would be like that.
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When he came out of the tunnel in the pregame warm-ups, the response was unbelievable. I had been in the National Football League for 18 years at that time, and I had never seen anybody get booed that loudly in pregame warm-ups. It just didn't stop. It was the worst thing I had ever seen, the dangdest thing I've ever seen.
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I've never seen anything like it. I had no idea it could be that bad. I wasn't sure why he didn't want to play in Baltimore, but the people took it personally. I've never seen a player get booed non-stop in pregame warmups. It was brutal.
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