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A passing motorist pointed a handgun at former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin as he drove in Far North Dallas on Monday night, according to a police report. The Pro Football Hall of Fame member was not injured. He told police he stopped at a red light in the 18200 block of Marsh Lane, near Bush Turnpike, about 9:30 p.m., when the driver of the vehicle next to him rolled down his window, the police report said. Irvin put down his window because he thought someone wanted to talk to him and saw the passenger in the other vehicle raise a gun, the report said. Irvin said in an interview Tuesday night that he feared the men had planned to rob him and changed their minds when they saw who he was. "The passenger pulled out a semiautomatic and I knew what time it was," Irvin said. "But he said 'Oh, that's Michael Irvin, with the Dallas Cowboys.'." Despite being scared, Irvin said he tried to keep the conversation going. "So we started talking about the Cowboys and everything," he said. "Then they got back on the highway." "I tell you what, I'm glad he was a Cowboy fan," Irvin said.

Dallas Morning News

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January 14, 2009  07:06 AM ET
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Lucky man, most goons would rather you be someone with money and don't care who you play for or what you do.

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January 14, 2009  07:08 AM ET
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Wow! A non-sports star pointing a gun at a sports star! This is kind of like a "Man bites Dog" story!

January 14, 2009  07:11 AM ET
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He's a cowboy, I'm sure he could've drawn his faster.....

January 14, 2009  07:14 AM ET
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Seriously though, I'm glad this didn't get ugly.... This is why a lot of athletes choose to carry firearms... for idiots like these people.

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January 14, 2009  07:25 AM ET
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Wow, I can't believe Michael was able to keep his cool like that. That's amazing...I know he had it rough growing up so maybe he just knew how to handle these kind of guys.

And please, keep the insults to a minimum today. We all know about Michael's past and the horrible things he did, but in his defense, he has really tried hard and done well to clean up his act over the last few years. And his radio show isn't that bad :)

We all have skeletons in our closet and are glad that we don't have the public throwing them in our face everyday...Mistakes of the past, should stay in the past. We all have them and it's all relative to our own lives.

January 14, 2009  07:29 AM ET
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He was lucky it wasn't a Redskins fan.

January 14, 2009  07:32 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:29 AM ET  01.14 by 1st & Goal

He was lucky it wasn't a Redskins fan.

Or lucky he wasn't a Redskin player...

January 14, 2009  07:41 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:14 AM ET  01.14 by 1Chico

Seriously though, I'm glad this didn't get ugly.... This is why a lot of athletes choose to carry firearms... for idiots like these people.

No, the schmucks on this site would rather these athletes walk around with a 5 man security team 24 hours a day like they're the president. The reality of the situation is that these athletes are targets and should be allowed to protect themselves nomatter what. But as soon as an accident happens with that weapon then they want to chastise the athlete and call him all types of idiots and dummies. People on here really have no grasp on reality.

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January 14, 2009  07:44 AM ET
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Crazy world we live in..

January 14, 2009  07:47 AM ET
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test

January 14, 2009  07:48 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:41 AM ET  01.14 by What Da Bloodclott!!

No, the schmucks on this site would rather these athletes walk around with a 5 man security team 24 hours a day like they're the president. The reality of the situation is that these athletes are targets and should be allowed to protect themselves nomatter what. But as soon as an accident happens with that weapon then they want to chastise the athlete and call him all types of idiots and dummies. People on here really have no grasp on reality.

Exactly...

January 14, 2009  07:51 AM ET
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Can anyone account for where abouts of Plaxico and Pac Man on this day at that time?

January 14, 2009  07:51 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:41 AM ET  01.14 by What Da Bloodclott!!

No, the schmucks on this site would rather these athletes walk around with a 5 man security team 24 hours a day like they're the president. The reality of the situation is that these athletes are targets and should be allowed to protect themselves nomatter what. But as soon as an accident happens with that weapon then they want to chastise the athlete and call him all types of idiots and dummies. People on here really have no grasp on reality.

The same idiots who post such, are the same one's that think it's okay when it involves a cowboy player.

January 14, 2009  07:52 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:44 AM ET  01.14 by -Loki-

as if having a team full of thugs wasn't bad enough, now the cowboys are going out getting themselves some thug fans too...

are you joking?? I know, the only "thugs" in the world are Cowboy Fans.

Sorry Loki, but your comment goes down as one of the most ridiculous I've yet to hear on this site.

January 14, 2009  07:56 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:25 AM ET  01.14 by JACKYLUVSCOWBOYS

Wow, I can't believe Michael was able to keep his cool like that. That's amazing...I know he had it rough growing up so maybe he just knew how to handle these kind of guys.And please, keep the insults to a minimum today. We all know about Michael's past and the horrible things he did, but in his defense, he has really tried hard and done well to clean up his act over the last few years. And his radio show isn't that bad :)We all have skeletons in our closet and are glad that we don't have the public throwing them in our face everyday...Mistakes of the past, should stay in the past. We all have them and it's all relative to our own lives.

Wasnt he just cought with coke in his car , like 2 years ago....other than that i am sure Michael is making great strides on his reputation

January 14, 2009  07:56 AM ET
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You've officially been chopped and screwed..

 
January 14, 2009  07:57 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:56 AM ET  01.14 by M3ATPLOW

Wasnt he just cought with coke in his car , like 2 years ago....other than that i am sure Michael is making great strides on his reputation

I belive it was his "friends" crack pipe that you're speaking of....

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