Kevin Cushing hadn’t been surprised when a network rep had contacted his agent and said they were interested in having him be part of the promo. Whether it was his feud with Ardie Savea (who pummeled the Wraiths with 92 yards and a TD in Week 4 but only managed 16 yards in Week 9), or his falling out with the Liberty front office (who may or may not have used that incident to motivate them to a HUGE win against the Wraiths in Philly), Cushing was too big a part of the NSFL culture to not include, even if he wasn’t even a top ten player at his position. Some were beginning to call him the Danica Patrick of the NSFL. All hype, no ability.
The promo, which still mainly features Carrie Underwood looking like she’s trying to keep up with a camera that’s awkwardly backing away from her, features Kevin Cushing in his game against the Colorado Yeti. After two consecutive tackles on Boss Tweed, the second of which left him a little slow to get up, the decision was made to sub out Cushing, who had appeared to cut his forehead on the inside of his helmet. Cushing took off the helmet and yelled at the coach, blood streaming down his face. That is the sequence that the NSFL wanted, and they got it.
((227, definitely a tough PT))
The promo, which still mainly features Carrie Underwood looking like she’s trying to keep up with a camera that’s awkwardly backing away from her, features Kevin Cushing in his game against the Colorado Yeti. After two consecutive tackles on Boss Tweed, the second of which left him a little slow to get up, the decision was made to sub out Cushing, who had appeared to cut his forehead on the inside of his helmet. Cushing took off the helmet and yelled at the coach, blood streaming down his face. That is the sequence that the NSFL wanted, and they got it.
((227, definitely a tough PT))