Found November 03, 2009 on Shutdown Corner:
PLAYERS: Dominic Raiola
TEAMS: Detroit Lions

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Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford(notes) was heckled and jeered as he left the field after the Lions' loss to the Rams on Sunday. Stafford said today that he's not worried about being booed, and that he understands the fans' frustration with the Lions' ... well, let's call them "struggles." Stafford seems like an understanding and forgiving chap. And that's good, because if had gone on the radio today and said, "Anyone who is booing me right now is an absolute pinhead," I wouldn't have blamed him a bit. Lions center Dominic Raiola felt the same way. "I was very disappointed when I came to the sideline and fans were telling him, 'Throw it to me' and 'I'm open' -- this, that and the other. I popped off and said something to the fans. . . . He's not going to say nothing. I'm going to say something. [...]"You want to run him out of town already? You know what I'm saying? That ju...
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