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NEWS FLASH: Mike Singletary is a Diva

-Q: When you were playing, did you ever miss camp time due to a contract situation?

-SINGLETARY: Absolutely.

-Q: What was the longest time you missed?

-SINGLETARY: Maybe three weeks.
 
-Q: Was that your rookie year or was it when you were a veteran?
 
-SINGLETARY: My rookie year of course I was drafted in the second round and thought that I should’ve been in the first round. So yes, I held out for a week.
 
The second time I held out was after my fifth year, actually, before my fifth year, the year we went to the Super Bowl. And the general manager and myself had a conversation during negotiations and it worked out totally different than he thought it was.
  
I’m a guy of principle. I was prepared to sit out for the whole duration. But it worked out, thank God for that.

emphasis added

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2009/07/28/singletary-day-1-transcript-understanding-crabtrees-situation-ruling-out-vick/

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i see what you did there

and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42

by 49erLou on Aug 16, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't think so

He’s posted elsewhere on different subjects.

He’s just trying to be funny.

by chikmagnet_565 on Aug 16, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

You weren’t trying to be funny?

Mike Singletary isn’t a a Diva….you can’t prove it.

by chikmagnet_565 on Aug 17, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's

making the point that Mike SIngletary did the same thing when he was a rookie that Crabtree is doing right now. And look at Singletary, he turned out alright, so why can’t Crabtree do the same?

by pbroks13 on Aug 17, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BUT

Mike Singletary is the exception, not the rule.

Can someone come up with a list of players that held out for a large part of their rookie season?

by chikmagnet_565 on Aug 18, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You really think Crabtree will sit out a large part of his rookie season?

And that’s what makes him a Diva?

Crabtree is clutch

by 10forTech on Aug 18, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't say Crabs was a Diva

I don’t think he’ll sign till mid September.

by chikmagnet_565 on Aug 19, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Singletary a Diva?

LOL

aka Optimist Prime 09...........9ers (site decorum)

by rlott#42 on Aug 16, 2009 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, if the Tiara fits…

by Johnnysixnut on Aug 17, 2009 5:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's odd how many people are missing the very clear-cut point.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Aug 17, 2009 10:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What is odd...

The claim being made is that the Mike Singletary situation was the same as the Crabtree situation. Singletary missed 1 week, not the entire training camp + pre-season…

The cake is a lie.

by Sultan of Seitan on Aug 18, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was prepared to sit out for the whole duration.

Mike Singletary

Crabtree is clutch

by 10forTech on Aug 18, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Singletary also wasn't hurt when drafted

Not a Diva

Optimist Prime, and your favorite adjitator
Is this what it's all about Manny?

by rlott#42 on Aug 18, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

?!

Being hurt when drafted=Diva?

Crabtree is clutch

by 10forTech on Aug 18, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

But how the hell do you hold out when you were drafted top 10, no combine, no OTA’s, just pictures laughing and joking around. Sing wasn’t hurt when he wqs drafted so him holding out is differrent!

Optimist Prime, and your favorite adjitator
Is this what it's all about Manny?

by rlott#42 on Aug 21, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Calling Singletary a diva is like calling Peanut Butter sour! Other then that point it’s not even worth a response.

Regarding Crabtree, i am upset as the next person that he isn’t signed right now. But i would hold off on calling him a diva. The logic that getting hurt makes someone a diva is just plain idiotic. I think we all should take a deep breath and reserve judgement on Crabtree regarding this. One thing is for sure he has extremely limited his ability to make a major difference this season and that shows me one thing. He might be a little selfish.

by nocal81 on Aug 19, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AND

He really screwed the Fantasy owners

by chikmagnet_565 on Aug 20, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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