Wednesday, September 26th 2012
M.D. Jennings and Golden Tate Give Both Sides of the Story on FOX Sports Radio's "FOX Sports Tonight"
Everyone is talking about the "play heard 'round the NFL," and FOX Sports Tonight's Amy Van Dyken and Rob Dibble spoke to Seattle Seahawk's Golden Tate and Green Bay Packer's M.D. Jennings about the controversy. At the end last night's now infamous game, Tate and Jennings both came down with the football, and replacement officials ruled that Tate caught the ball for the touchdown and win. Tonight, Dibble and Van Dyken got each player's side of the story, as well as their reactions to the game and the NFL's final decision. Below are highlights from the conversations:
M.D. Jennings
Van Dyken: "If you could rewind everything and go back and play that last play, would you try to catch the ball again, or would you just try to knock it down?"
Jennings:Â "It's hard to say because, you know, as athletes, we make decisions on the go. So you don't really have time to think. Over the years, even this weekend, I've seen so many balls... people try to bat them down and someone catches it off the tip. So, I feel like if I tried to bat it down and someone caught it for a touchdown, they'd be saying I should have caught the ball...Now that it was ruled a touchdown, they're saying I should have batted it down. So either way it goes, you know, people will have their opinion on the play."
Golden Tate
Dibble: "Has it been a very trying day for you after a very exhilarating finish to last night's football game?"
Tate: "It's been a lot of different emotions and emotional change. I've been happy and excited, to not knowing what's going on, to feeling I'm being attacked, to feeling I'm being praised. I just don't know how to react, but you know, I'm just going to keep playing football the way I know how to, and things are going to work out."
Additional interview topics:
M.D. Jennings, Packers DB
Did you think you had possession of the ball?
What did you feel would be the call?
Did you see this outrage coming?
What was the mood in the locker room after the loss?
How do you feel about the national support?
Are you glad you didn't use social media after game?
How did he feel about the League not overturning the call?
Golden Tate, Seahawks WR
What was your take on the play?
How did you feel after seeing refs signal a touchdown?
What were your thoughts seeing the outrage on TV?
Tate says he had the ball the entire time. Your reaction?
How are you feeling almost a day later?
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About FOX Sports Tonight
Featuring the voices of six-time Olympic Gold medalist Amy Van Dyken and former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rob Dibble, FOX Sports Tonight takes listeners through a recap of the day in sports and entertainment, and previews what's coming up next in this edgy and entertaining evening show. The show is nationally syndicated by FOX Sports Radio and airs Monday through Friday on nearly 250 stations from 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. ET/ 7 - 10 p.m. PT. For more information, please visit www.foxsportsradio.com.
