See? Science is cool.
This obsession revolves around players, from the starting quarterback, to secondary, and the glorious warriors of the trenches. There’s often an emotional investment with these guys (good and bad) and when they leave, this connection remains. When names like Carson Palmer, Jermaine Gresham, Shayne Graham, Frostee Rucker, and Matt Toeaina (at least for one Monday night game in Chicago) surface, many of us pay attention.
Maybe we want them to succeed, or fail. It’s not out of a petty mindset; it’s more like validating the release, or letting that player move on.