Both CBS and Deadspin (the latter building on the former's story) have articles this morning about an interview the Farrelly Brothers did with Rich Eisen about Brett Favre's cameo in There's Something About Mary. Apparently, since the brothers are Pats fans, their first choice was Drew Bledsoe. But a mosh pit incident threw a wrench into that plan. Deadspin:
Deadspin quotes an LA Times article about the incident:
Bledsoe issued a statement saying that his shit performance wasn't related to the mosh pit incident, but he (wisely, probably) figured that filming a movie after this debacle would lead angry fans to wonder about his priorities.
Peter Farrelly:
Bledsoe apparently called in to the interview, saying "It's one of my great regrets in life that I didn't take that part. I know the movie would've had a successful run had I been in it. Had I taken that part instead of Brett, we're talking Academy Awards and all those things."
On Nov. 13, 1997, members of the Patriots including Bledsoe, backup QB Scott Zolak, and OT Max Lane, attended an Everclear show at the Paradise club on Commonwealth Avenue.
Deadspin quotes an LA Times article about the incident:
A 23-year-old Maynard, Mass., woman was injured during the stage-diving. Tameeka Messier remained in stable condition at a Boston-area hospital with a bruised back. She has probably heard from some prominent attorneys already.
Bledsoe's agent, Leigh Steinberg, told the Associated Press that the quarterback did dive from the stage and into the mosh pit. Bledsoe, 25, who is married, has a 3-week-old baby at home.
All this set the stage for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay, in which the Buccaneers dismantled the Patriots, 27-7. Bledsoe was replaced by Zolak for New England's final drive—a 10-play, 75-yard march that produced the Patriot touchdown with eight seconds left.
Bledsoe issued a statement saying that his shit performance wasn't related to the mosh pit incident, but he (wisely, probably) figured that filming a movie after this debacle would lead angry fans to wonder about his priorities.
Peter Farrelly:
"He was a single guy, went out with his pals, they went to a club, he dove into a mosh pit and someone kind of tweaked their neck, nothing serious, but it was in the news. So he called us up and said 'I can't come do your movie in Miami because if they find out I did a movie after that they're going to run me out of town.'"
Bledsoe apparently called in to the interview, saying "It's one of my great regrets in life that I didn't take that part. I know the movie would've had a successful run had I been in it. Had I taken that part instead of Brett, we're talking Academy Awards and all those things."