PHILADELPHIA — Last week, when a certain Jimmy Johnson said he was not yet sold on the Philadelphia Eagles, despite their 8-0 start, guard Landon Dickerson was baffled.
“Who’s this guy?” Dickerson asked his teammate Jordan Mailata, per The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The NASCAR driver?”
No, Mailata explained. This was Jimmy Johnson, who was behind the wheel for two Super Bowl victories while coaching the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s. Not Jimmie Johnson, who wears the helmet of a different sport and makes his living turning left.
Perhaps Dickerson, 24, could be excused for the confusion.