Posted on Mon May 21, 2007 at 11:09:37 AM EST in NFL
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NFL players are some pretty superstitious guys; especially when it comes to the number on their jersey. There is always some desperate newcomer on a team who is willing to do anything to get his favorite number across his chest and "anything" usually involves a dollar sign and lots of zeros. Just ask the Houston Texans latest acquisition Ahman Green how expensive these kinds of transactions can be.

When Green ended up in Houston, he knew that if he wanted his #30 jersey he would have to ask Jason Simmons to give it up. And he also knew that there would be a price to pay, but he never thought that he would have to write a check for the down payment of a house in order to get it. We've heard of forking over cash, watches, cars, trips and tons of humiliation for a jersey but this is the first "house for jersey" swap we can remember. But Green didn't hesitate for a second, especially after hearing that the house wasn't for Simmons but was instead for a single parent.

He said what he wanted to do and I said: 'Yeah I'm all on board. That's easy,"' Green said. "Tell me where to write the check to. So instead of putting the money into his pocket, he's going to put in into somebody else's home, house and help them get their life started.

Guess it's pretty easy to put up a down payment for a house when you've just signed a deal worth $23 million at the age of 30. But having cash in your pocket doesn't make it any easier to nut up and go begging for some digits.

I did hear that in his tone," Simmons said. "He was like: 'Uh just wondering if' and kind of stuttering a little bit. It was kind of different to hear. I didn't recognize his voice just because it seemed like there was that apprehension.

Hey Jason, if you think you hear apprehension in his voice now, just wait until Green is repeatedly getting clobbered in the backfield behind that weak offensive line in Houston for a few weeks. Now, that's when you'll really start hearing the trepidation in his voice.

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[TodaysTMJ4.com]: Green Makes Unusual Deal for #30 in Houston

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