The passing of former Oakland Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum on Tuesday elicited all kinds of reaction from all over New England and from around the country. One of the most outspoken reactions came from former Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan.
Grogan, of course, was famously involved in the play in which Tatum had a controversial hit on former Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley that left Stingley paralyzed in a 1978 preseason game.
Grogan was a guest on 98.5 The Sports Hub's Felger and Massarotti Show on Tuesday and struggled to find anything nice to say at all about Tatum, even in light of his passing.
"There's not too many people that I can't find something nice to say about when this kind of situation arises," Grogan said. "Unfortunately, Jack Tatum is one guy I can't find anything nice to say about. It bothers me that I feel that way, but, to never apologize to Darryl, to try to make money off the whole situation, never show any regret or remorse … this is a man that wasn't a good person."
Grogan went on to say that while he didn't think Tatutm's hit on Stingley was necessarily dirty, he did say he found the hit "unnecessary."
