Juke99
09-26-2011, 06:22 AM
Perseverance pays off for Dallas' Jesse Holley
The Cowboys receiver, a onetime cellphone salesman, was invited to training camp after winning Michael Irvin's '4th and Long' reality show in 2009, then worked his way onto the roster on special teams.
By Sam Farmer
September 25, 2011, 6:10 p.m.
The sight of Dallas Cowboys receiver Jesse Holley getting behind San Francisco's defense in Week 2 and turning a deep pass into a 77-yard gain in overtime — the most memorable play in a 27-24 victory — prompted a corresponding route at the NFL Network headquarters in Culver City.
Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin burst out of his office at the studios and ran whooping down the hall.
"I felt like a father watching his son," said Irvin, who's hoping for more of the same Monday when the Cowboys play host to Washington on "Monday Night Football."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cowboys-jesse-holley-20110926,0,6607763.story
The Cowboys receiver, a onetime cellphone salesman, was invited to training camp after winning Michael Irvin's '4th and Long' reality show in 2009, then worked his way onto the roster on special teams.
By Sam Farmer
September 25, 2011, 6:10 p.m.
The sight of Dallas Cowboys receiver Jesse Holley getting behind San Francisco's defense in Week 2 and turning a deep pass into a 77-yard gain in overtime — the most memorable play in a 27-24 victory — prompted a corresponding route at the NFL Network headquarters in Culver City.
Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin burst out of his office at the studios and ran whooping down the hall.
"I felt like a father watching his son," said Irvin, who's hoping for more of the same Monday when the Cowboys play host to Washington on "Monday Night Football."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cowboys-jesse-holley-20110926,0,6607763.story