Top 10 reasons why Oakland wanted Booty
It's easy to picture some Oakland Raiders fans -- at least the hungover ones -- peering at their sports pages one morning late last month and exclaiming, "Hey, we got that guy John David Booty! Cool! He had a great game against Michigan in the Rose Bowl."
Uh, no, That John David Booty, will be back at quarterback for Southern Cal this fall. This acquisition was his older brother, Josh Booty, who has been out of football since 2003.
Instead of a Booty call, this was a Booty recall.
It actually takes a pretty good athlete to even have the chance to fail in two pro sports. Josh Booty spent several years with the Florida Marlins' organization out of high school, but he only played in 16 major league games. Then he returned to football, at LSU, and was drafted in the sixth round by Seattle in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, he played -- or didn't play -- for Cleveland.
So far, Booty has never thrown a pass in the NFL. So why sign him? Well, in the NFL, all signings are conditional. If Booty flops in training camp or the preseason, no harm, no foul.
But here's a Letterman-style list of 10 reasons why Oakland may have decided to bring him to camp.
10. They thought they were signing John David Booty (we've already covered this).
9. Lane Kiffin promised John David Booty that he'd take care of his brother.
8. Josh's arm is well-rested.
7. He's never thrown an interception in the NFL.
6. He looks good in a pair of headsets.
5. He can advise Raider players about their fantasy baseball teams.
4. He took the Seahawks' playbook with him when he left Seattle.
3. He's got a cool name for the back of a replica jersey.
2. Somebody told Al Davis he was an All-Pro.
1. The Raiders need someone to show JaMarcus Russell where all the Cajun restaurants are in the Bay Area.
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