When the NFL unveiled its MVPs from the previous 39 Super Bowls, only three living members skipped the ceremony.

 

Former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw decided to stay home, while former Dolphins MVP Jake Scott was traveling in Australia.

 

Montana, the league's only three-time Super Bowl MVP, turned down the invitation over money, Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

 

Montana, however, told ESPN2's Cold Pizza last week that he wasn't going to be at the game because his son had an important basketball game he wanted to attend.

 

Bradshaw, who told league officials that he wanted to be with his family, also took issue with the fees, the Chronicle reported. Bradshaw, through a representative, denied the Chronicle's report that there was a dispute over money.

 

Former MVPs were given $1,000 for incidental expenses while in Detroit, along with other amenities such as plane tickets, car rental and game tickets.

 

Sources told each paper that Montana asked for a guarantee of at least $100,000 in appearance money.

 

When the league balked at Montana's demands, the quarterback declined to be in attendance.

 
   

 


 
 
justjames on
Re: Montana and Bradshaw Skip Over Money?
I can't believe that Montana would ask for that much cash just to be a part of the ceremony, but if he did then he looks like a big asshole. 
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Re: Montana and Bradshaw Skip Over Money?
on jay leno last night he denied any such claim and explained in explicit detail why he was unavailable to come to the event. i think that the media just stirs this up because they happen to be the only ones who dont consistently make it to the event. they have lives and families, too. that's just like the media freaking out over AI being traded every time he gets injured...it's not true and wouldnt happen... opportunistic scum the media can be.

 
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