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Motorist points gun at ex-Cowboy Irvin, police say
                            Michael Irvin: Would-Be Carjackers Recognized Me |                NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Michael Irvin: Would-Be Carjackers Recognized Me |  ...
nbcdfw.com — A former Dallas Cowboy said he was nearly carjacked Monday night -- until the would-be robbers recognized him. Michael Irvin said he was driving to the gym when robbers pulled alongside him and flashed a gun at him along Marsh Lane near the Bush ... (more) Michael Irvin: Would-Be ...
Michael Irvin: Saved by Fame
Michael Irvin: Saved by Fame
blacksportsonline.com — According to the Dallas Morning News, Michael Irvin was held at gunpoint on Monday Night. He was in his car driving through North Dallas when a car next to him came up and asked him to roll down his window. Now normally if someone asked me to do that I would burn rubber because obviously ... (more) Michael Irvin: Saved by Fame
Gunning For Michael Irvin
Gunning For Michael Irvin
joshqpublic.com — Remember him? Sure you do. Dallas Cowboys? The Playmaker? One third of the Triplets? Hall of Fame? Crackhead? Ya, him. Well, he’s in the news again. Only this time, he was the victim. (more) Gunning For Michael Irvin
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IRVIN TALKS SHOP WITH A GUNMAN
ProFootballTalk.com — Hall of Fame receiver and former ESPN talking head Michael Irvin had a gun pointed at him on Monday night , according to the Dallas Morning News . Irvin told police he was stopped at a red light when the driver of the vehicle next to him rolled down its window. So Irvin rolled down his window, and then he saw the passenger of the other car point a gun at him. And then the guys in the other car realized it was Irvin. “The passenger pulled out a semiautomatic and I knew what time it was,” Irvin said.  “But he said ‘Oh, that’s Michael Irvin, with the Dallas Cowboys.’ “So we ...

Dallas Motorist Points Gun at Michael Irvin
The Big Lead — ... A passing motorist pointed a handgun at former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin as he drove in Far North Dallas on Monday night, according to a police report. “The passenger pulled out a semiautomatic and I knew what time it was. “But he said ‘Oh, that’s Michael Irvin, with the Dallas Cowboys.’ So we started talking about the Cowboys and everything. Then they got back on the highway. I tell you what, I’m glad he was a Cowboy fan,” Irvin said. (Dallas Morning News) ...

Michael Irvin Had A Gun Pulled On Him Monday Night
AwfulAnnouncing — ... I don't know what it is about Football players and guns getting pulled on them, but former player and radio host, Michael Irvin, is the latest to have a run-in with an armed assailant. Getting a gun pulled on you is the scariest thing in the world, but when it's as random as this, it has to be that much more terrifying. Lucky for Irvin, he knew his Cowboys enough to calm the man down. Via the Dallas Morning News.... ...

Michael Irvin Will Talk the Semiautomatic Right Out Of Your Hand [Michael Irvin]
Deadspin — ... that’s Michael Irvin, with the Dallas Cowboys.’.” Despite being scared, Irvin said he tried to keep the conversation going. “So we started talking about the Cowboys and everything,” he said. “Then they got back on the highway.” “I tell you what, I’m glad he was a Cowboy fan,” Irvin said. I wonder if they discussed ties? This all makes me realize that, despite his frequent asshattery, I kind of miss Michael Irvin. And I suspect that you do too. Motorist Points Gun At Ex-Cowboy Irvin, Police Say [Dallas Morning News] Michael Irvin ...

Motorist Points Gun at Michael Irvin, Backs Off After Recognizing Ex-Cowboy
FanHouse — ... Irvin, who's obviously still wildly popular in the area, did the same, presumably thinking the guy wanted to talk football, or, at worst, would ask for an autograph. Um, not quite: ...

Michael Irvin Has Gun Pulled On Him While Driving
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... All cherished memories for Irvin, I’m sure, but I’m willing to bet that he’d like to create some new memories. The kinds of memories where he doesn’t end up going to jail or having to appear in court. Something like having a gun pulled on him while driving for instance? From the DALLAS MORNING NEWS : A passing motorist pointed a handgun at former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin as he drove in Far North Dallas on Monday night, according to a police report.  “The passenger pulled out a semiautomatic and I knew what time it was,” Irvin said. “But he said ‘Oh, that’s Michael Irvin, ...

Ex- Cowboy Involved In Attempted Car Jacking
A Cowboy Nation — ...           Apparently monday night in Dallas Ex- Cowboy Michael Irvin while stopped at a red light, had two unknown men pull up beside him and attempt to "jack him up"! The Playmaker thought someone was trying to talk to him, but then the passenger pulled a gun on him. Then the two would be car jackers realized he was a Dallas Cowboy. ...

Quicks hits for Wednesday
SmackCaster SmackBlog — ... raping a woman in her North Charleston, South Carolina home. Meggett was arrested and charged with with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in September. Tom Brady swaps numbers with Jalen Rosen and gets the VIP treatment from the Port Authority at JFK Airport. LeSean McCoy bolts Pitt for the NFL Draft. Huge loss for the Panthers. Mark Cuban gets into it with J.R. Smith during at halftime of Nuggets-Mavs on Tuesday. Passing motorist points gun at Michael Irvin. Pittsburgh Mayor to drop ...

Motorist Points Gun at Michael Irvin, Backs Off After Recognizing Ex-Cowboy
FanHouse — ... Irvin, who's obviously still wildly popular in the area, did the same, presumably thinking the guy wanted to talk football, or, at worst, would ask for an autograph. Um, not quite: ...

Hump Day Dump
Sports — ... Only Michael Irvin would get a gun pulled on him, then have the perps start talking football. He was wildly underrated on ESPN’s Sunday Countdown and is sorely missed now that we are stuck with dumbass Emmitt Smith. Spencer Hall from the Sporting Blog looks at some of ...

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