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30 Mar 2009

Michael Westbrook Beats Up Pudgy White Guy

No, not me, sorry. Michael Westbrook appears on MTV's "Bully Beatdown" as a nascent MMA fighter, cast to beat up a bully with both submissions and kickboxing. I'll leave the rest of the details and the video to the excellent DC Sports Bog.

Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 30 Mar 2009

12 comments, Last at 31 Mar 2009, 8:07pm by pcs

Comments

1
by Raiderjoe :: Mon, 03/30/2009 - 9:50pm

Westbrok always beating up guys when they are not lokiing or are less atheletic then him.

4
by Harris :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 8:47am

Sounds like a solid strategy to me.

Hail Hydra!

2
by Key19 :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 12:40am

Is it bad I didn't even know who this guy was until I looked him up, and then still didn't know who he was?

I guess he was before my time...

3
by Joe T. (not verified) :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 7:53am

He was a highly regarded receiver out of college who flamed out with the Redskins after assaulting Stephen Davis in training camp. At the time of the altercation Davis was an unheard of player, and Westbrook probably the most recognizable player on the Skins - their careers took opposite trajectories shortly thereafter, with Davis becoming one of the better backs in the league and Westbrook fading into obscurity.

5
by MCS :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 10:03am

Ask a Michigan fan. They know who he is... http://espn.go.com/classic/s/moment010924-kordell-hailmary.html

6
by Tom Gower :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 10:36am

Watch the play if you haven't seen it. Only play I saw of the entire game, and still probably the best end of game play I've ever seen.

7
by The Guy You Don't Want to Hear (not verified) :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 11:10am

Westbrook continues to make me proud to be a University of Colorado graduate. *sigh*

10
by Travis :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 4:21pm

And Westbrook isn't even the most notorious wide receiver from his Colorado teams.

8
by Chris (not verified) :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 2:26pm

Michael Westbrook was a bust and often injured receiver who would do "just enough" to not look like the complete bust and stay on the roster. He would always do just enough to stay on the team until the inevitable.

I hear the guy was a jerk in real life too.

12
by pcs :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 8:07pm

I can't remember who said it, but the best observation I ever heard about him was: "A lot of guys play pro football because they love it. Michael Westbrook plays pro football because he can." Summed up a lot.

9
by Wait, what? (not verified) :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 2:27pm

Bill, how did you ever pass up the temptation to title this "Westbrook Beats Up Pudgy White Guy" and watch everyone get upset because they thought you meant Brian? (I love it when that sort of thing happens, even if no one else does.)

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by mattman (not verified) :: Tue, 03/31/2009 - 7:26pm

It's funny, I used to get annoyed when people kept referring to Brian Westbrook as Michael. (or Bryant.) Now Brian Westbrook is a household name and Michael is long forgotten.

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