Back in Week 4, the Philadelphia Liberty beat the Berlin Fire Salamanders 38-20 and it was a dismal day for Swantavius Jones who missed tackle after tackle. Just before the game, as Jones was walking past the Liberty locker room, eccentric cornerback Doy Fieri leaned out of the room and wordlessly handed him an envelope. When he got back to the Berlin locker room and opened it, he found 11 cut-out photos of Fieri's head staring back at him. No note, nothing.
Jones is adamant that this bizarre interaction didn't affect his game, but the rumours have since been spreading around the league that Jones is easy to psych out, and that it was Fieri's photo that did it. So it was with no great surprise that Jones began receiving 'Christmas gifts' in the post from rivals around the league.
Among his haul this year:
Jones is adamant that this bizarre interaction didn't affect his game, but the rumours have since been spreading around the league that Jones is easy to psych out, and that it was Fieri's photo that did it. So it was with no great surprise that Jones began receiving 'Christmas gifts' in the post from rivals around the league.
Among his haul this year:
- a suggestive photo of Bob Roberts in the bath
- a recording of Richard Leaking operatically singing the theme tune to The O.C.
- a DVD of Ernest Lover silently drinking whiskey by the fireplace
- some menacing polaroids of Peter Patterson and Harrison Andrews eating salamander shaped gummis
- a magnifying glass (Jones couldn't figure out who this one was from)