Goodbye Nicks! You were a great receiver

So during my lunch break I am strolling through Time Square and happen to find this little store called Lids. Lids sells hats, kicks and just about any other sports gear you see being worn by inner city youths. I decided to walk in and see what Giants jerseys they had. After looking through their limited selection (Manning, Tuck, Nicks) I decided on purchasing a Hakeem Nicks jersey (replica). Now this does not bold well for Mr Nicks and I will tell you why.

I seem to be some kind of death clock for any professional athlete whose jersey I buy. Let me take you through the history.





1. Year 2003 - Kerry Collins

I purchase a Kerry Collins NYG jersey in 2003. At that time I was going on and on how he was the second best Giants QB ever second only to Phil Simms. The following year he was released by the Giants and Kurt Warner became their starter.


2. Year 2004 - Kurt Warner

So in 2004 I was hyped. I was a fan of Kurt Warner when he was running the Greatest Show on Turf with the Rams. I was excited to have him on my team so I ran out and got his jersey (white and red road jersey which I still own). Midway through the season Kurt gets hurt and Eli Manning steps in. The rest is Giants history.



3. Year 2006 -Tiki Barber

 

So Tiki Barber had been the Giants feature running back for a few years and was one of the top running backs in the game. He was easily one of my favorite NY Giants so I decided What the hell... let me pick up his jersey. Tiki retired at the end of the 2006 season.

What does this mean for Hakeem Nicks? Am I the jersey equivalent of the Madden curse? Only time will tell.

- J-Rod