Here’s something you don’t see every day at an NFL practice: the head coach arriving from the sky.
That’s what happened Thursday at Baptist Sports Park, as Titans Coach Jeff Fisher jumped from a helicopter with members of the 101st Airborne Parachute team and landed on the practice field.
Four members of the parachute team jumped before Fisher, who was paired with another member. The jumps were made from approximately 12,000 feet.
Players watched in amazement, not realizing one of the jumpers was Fisher until he closed in on them and landed at the 50-yard line.
“We didn’t know what was going on. We saw the parachuters coming down and then we see Coach Fish," linebacker Stephen Tulloch said. "It is cool to have a coach like that. ...
"To see him do that, it made practice that much more fun. We didn’t know it was him, and then we saw his blue jacket and knew it was him.’’
Asked about the jump after practice, Fisher declined comment.
Players said the coach used the jump to deliver a message to his 10-0 team about overcoming obstacles. One of the parachute team members is Sergeant Max Ramsey, who lost a leg while serving in Iraq.
"He has been able to overcome that adversity and still do what he does,’’ Tulloch said. “It shows us no matter what, we can accomplish what we want. That's what I took from it. ... It is unbelievable.''
The 101st Airborne Parachute team, minus Fisher, will be part of the festivities at LP Field before Sunday's Titans-Jets game.
http://tennessean.com/article/20081120/SPORTS01/81120074
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thats pretty fuckin wierd
That’s what happened Thursday at Baptist Sports Park, as Titans Coach Jeff Fisher jumped from a helicopter with members of the 101st Airborne Parachute team and landed on the practice field.
Four members of the parachute team jumped before Fisher, who was paired with another member. The jumps were made from approximately 12,000 feet.
Players watched in amazement, not realizing one of the jumpers was Fisher until he closed in on them and landed at the 50-yard line.
“We didn’t know what was going on. We saw the parachuters coming down and then we see Coach Fish," linebacker Stephen Tulloch said. "It is cool to have a coach like that. ...
"To see him do that, it made practice that much more fun. We didn’t know it was him, and then we saw his blue jacket and knew it was him.’’
Asked about the jump after practice, Fisher declined comment.
Players said the coach used the jump to deliver a message to his 10-0 team about overcoming obstacles. One of the parachute team members is Sergeant Max Ramsey, who lost a leg while serving in Iraq.
"He has been able to overcome that adversity and still do what he does,’’ Tulloch said. “It shows us no matter what, we can accomplish what we want. That's what I took from it. ... It is unbelievable.''
The 101st Airborne Parachute team, minus Fisher, will be part of the festivities at LP Field before Sunday's Titans-Jets game.
http://tennessean.com/article/20081120/SPORTS01/81120074
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thats pretty fuckin wierd
