Respect for John Riggins

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Published: November 12, 2009

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... border="0" height="161" width="249"> I was all set to pen a post about how John Riggins was nothing more than a bigger, more popular version of Brian Mitchell; a former Redskin hardwired to blow hard for fast money.

But after reading this piece from the Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins , you get a background on Riggins that puts brains behind the bluster, and reasoning behind the rage against the Redskins. He’s a guy with a troubled childhood and issues with authority, which have saved him and plagued him throughout his professional life.

I don’t know how dark Daniel Snyder’s heart is, which is among the more infamous shots Riggo has taken at the Skins’ in the last few weeks, but I do know that he isn’t the first former player to claim it. And he likely won’t be the last. The thing about Riggins that gave me more respe...

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