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Joe defends himself after snubbing the MVP parade in Detroit during the pregame. I guess I can understand this with kids, but I had heard he wanted 100,000. Makes you think a little but anways Joe can do what he want. Here is the read of yahoo sports. jason
Joe Montana defended himself. Two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10 in the NFL title game, Meanwhile, three-time Super Bowl MVP Montana denied reports he had asked for $100,000 to appear with other past MVPs at pre-game ceremonies. He left Detroit on Friday, and returned home to attend his sons' weekend basketball games.
"I had told them both (sons) that I'd be there for their games and that we'd watch the Super Bowl together," Montana said in an interview with ESPN. Later, Montana added, "The Super Bowl is important to a lot of people but, to me, it was more important that I was home with my boys."
Two-time MVP Terry Bradshaw and Miami's Jake Scott were the only other MVP's who didn't attend. Bradshaw reportedly want to be with his family, and Scott was traveling in Australia.
The NFL invited all past Super Bowl MVPs, and gave them two first-class plane tickets to Detroit as well as $1,000 in spending money. They also were free to accept appearance fees at other events associated with the Super Bowl.
Asked during the interview if an appearance fee kept him away from the game, Montana said, "Not at all. When I was playing football I missed my two girls. They're in college now and they're gone. These boys are at the age right now at 16 and 13 that I want to be around. I don't want to miss them before they're gone."
Joe Montana defended himself. Two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10 in the NFL title game, Meanwhile, three-time Super Bowl MVP Montana denied reports he had asked for $100,000 to appear with other past MVPs at pre-game ceremonies. He left Detroit on Friday, and returned home to attend his sons' weekend basketball games.
"I had told them both (sons) that I'd be there for their games and that we'd watch the Super Bowl together," Montana said in an interview with ESPN. Later, Montana added, "The Super Bowl is important to a lot of people but, to me, it was more important that I was home with my boys."
Two-time MVP Terry Bradshaw and Miami's Jake Scott were the only other MVP's who didn't attend. Bradshaw reportedly want to be with his family, and Scott was traveling in Australia.
The NFL invited all past Super Bowl MVPs, and gave them two first-class plane tickets to Detroit as well as $1,000 in spending money. They also were free to accept appearance fees at other events associated with the Super Bowl.
Asked during the interview if an appearance fee kept him away from the game, Montana said, "Not at all. When I was playing football I missed my two girls. They're in college now and they're gone. These boys are at the age right now at 16 and 13 that I want to be around. I don't want to miss them before they're gone."
