“I thought it was pretty funny at the time,” he told Sporting News. “And looking back on it, it even seems funnier.”
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Even though Tucker was in just his second year and had not seen much playing time as a rookie, the man in charge of renting luxury boxes kept giving him the hard sell to secure one — going so far as to assure Tucker that his spot on the team was secure, even before training camp.
“He was under a lot of pressure to sell luxury boxes, and so he was leaving no stone unturned. I give him credit for that,” Tucker said. “But needless to say, I was not a good candidate to get a luxury box.”
It’s good that Tucker never gave in: He ended up getting cut during the season.
