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He s 64-years-young and 31 years removed from his last NFL game, but Al Bubba Baker has finally received some very long overdue acclaim.
And the former Lions standout who menaced and mauled opposing quarterbacks was brought to tears when he received word that he was finally being recognized for his astounding accomplishments all these years later. For some reason, and I m not kidding you, without any prompting, tears just started running down my eyes, Baker told Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal and Patrick Claybon on the latest Around The NFL podcast. And my wife was inside, I opened up the patio doors. And my wife, first thing she said was, What s wrong? And I said, nothing s wrong and I said come look at this. And, you know, we hugged and then I lost about an hour and a half, two hours. My daughter called. It was really emotional for my family.
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Gridiron Gaming, Powered by the PFRPA, Announces Gridiron Bowl Online Madden Tournament Starting June 12, Main Event Featuring Retired NFL Players
The community competition begins June 12 and leads up to the main event on June 26, featuring retired NFL players Jamaal Charles and Jonathan Stewart as competitors.
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ARLINGTON, Va., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Gridiron Gaming, powered by the Pro Football Retired Players Association (PFRPA), announced
Gridiron Bowl, a 3-on-3 Madden tournament produced by Thunder Studios.
Participants will have a chance to compete for a $10,000 prize pool. The community portion of the tournament will kick off on June 12 and lead up to the main event on June 26. The main event will have six teams play during show matches, each team integrating a retired NFL player, a professional Madden player and a community player.