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I don't make too much of it, it was a pretty big play and would be easy to get excited.
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Is it wrong that I think Robinson is lying?
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Thought the same.
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I officially feel like this place is my new home, lol. I fit right in
Cowboys' Laurent Robinson spiked football against Eagles for boy battling cancer
ByBrandon George / Reporter
bgeorge@dallasnews.com | Bio
2:16 PM on Mon., Oct. 31, 2011 | Permalink
At first glance, many wondered Sunday night why in the world Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson was so animated in spiking the football after his touchdown cut Philadelphia's lead to 34-7.
Robinson beat the Eagles' coverage and worked his way behind the secondary, catching a pass down the right sideline from Tony Romo. Robinson raced 70 yards for his first touchdown as a Cowboys player that broke the shutout with 12:53 to play in the fourth quarter.
After the score, Robinson jumped in the air and emphatically spiked the football into the end zone with his right hand.
The celebration seemed over the top considering the score, but there's a back story that explains Robinson's spike.
During the Cowboys' bye in early October, Robinson met a young boy from Dallas named Tyler who was fighting brain cancer. One of Tyler's wishes was to meet a player from his favorite team, and Robinson obliged.
During the visit, Tyler told Robinson that during one of his youth football games he scored a touchdown and spiked the football, receiving a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Robinson promised Tyler that when he scored his first touchdown as a Cowboys player that he would spike the football in honor of him.
Robinson, who led Dallas with five catches for 103 yards against Philadelphia, held true to his word. Cancer battles are close to Robinson's heart. His mother, Linda Brown, is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer.
After spiking the ball, Eagles fans booed him and threw a few items in his direction near the back of the end zone. Robinson quickly retrieved the bounding ball and carried it to the sideline.
He won't keep the ball that represents his first touchdown as a Cowboys player. Instead, he plans to give it to Tyler.
ByBrandon George / Reporter
bgeorge@dallasnews.com | Bio
2:16 PM on Mon., Oct. 31, 2011 | Permalink
At first glance, many wondered Sunday night why in the world Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson was so animated in spiking the football after his touchdown cut Philadelphia's lead to 34-7.
Robinson beat the Eagles' coverage and worked his way behind the secondary, catching a pass down the right sideline from Tony Romo. Robinson raced 70 yards for his first touchdown as a Cowboys player that broke the shutout with 12:53 to play in the fourth quarter.
After the score, Robinson jumped in the air and emphatically spiked the football into the end zone with his right hand.
The celebration seemed over the top considering the score, but there's a back story that explains Robinson's spike.
During the Cowboys' bye in early October, Robinson met a young boy from Dallas named Tyler who was fighting brain cancer. One of Tyler's wishes was to meet a player from his favorite team, and Robinson obliged.
During the visit, Tyler told Robinson that during one of his youth football games he scored a touchdown and spiked the football, receiving a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Robinson promised Tyler that when he scored his first touchdown as a Cowboys player that he would spike the football in honor of him.
Robinson, who led Dallas with five catches for 103 yards against Philadelphia, held true to his word. Cancer battles are close to Robinson's heart. His mother, Linda Brown, is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer.
After spiking the ball, Eagles fans booed him and threw a few items in his direction near the back of the end zone. Robinson quickly retrieved the bounding ball and carried it to the sideline.
He won't keep the ball that represents his first touchdown as a Cowboys player. Instead, he plans to give it to Tyler.
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Good story, La-Rent.
Whatever, I'd rather have cancer than watch too many more games like last night.
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lol
Last nights game was ugly and a abomination to sit through for Cowboys fans.
If you had to choose would you take a beatdown where the game was over from the opening whistle or sit through almost 60 mins of winning football only to fail miserably in the end and watch it all unravel and end in a loss.
I Fkn' hate losing but it's easier for me to stomach the beatdown than the trio of almost but not quite wins that happened earlier.
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lol too far..