Cliff Avril's Thank You letter... Awesome...

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I didn't see this posted, so here it is. A great read. Man I'm gonna miss that guy. And apparently, he's really gonna miss us too!

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us ... -thank-you

"It was 9 a.m. and we were on the team plane, sitting on the tarmac at Newark Airport. After we beat the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII the night before, we turnt all the way up. Me, Mike B. and the rest of the D-linemen popped some champagne and went to the team party for a few minutes, and then we hit the clubs in New York City and just partied until they stopped serving drinks and the sun came up and we had to get to the airport.

Then we brought the party to the plane with us.

Almost 12 hours after the game ended, we were still going off pure adrenaline. We had the music blasting. Guys were playing cards and telling stories, just talking trash and being loud. At one point I swear somebody was running up and down the aisles buck naked yelling, “WE’RE SUPER BOWL CHAMPS, BABY!!!”
 

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In my dream, Avril made a recovery and Earl was traded to Cleveland.


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You're damn right Cliff. You will always be a Seahawk.

Ping Pong anyone?
 

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Oh man Cliff! May the next chapter in your story be blessed beyond anything! Mahalo for the great memories! With you we couldn't have got that Super Bowl!. I waited 37 years for a Lombardi! How sweet it is! May God bless you and your family good luck in your future endeavors! Aloha Cuff!

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Thank you Cliff Avril!! Its easy being a fan when we have players like you to cheer for!!
 

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Terrific Thank You Letter ..... thanks for posting.

AP 511615017731

.............. Life is about family & community! ................
 

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What a true class player Cliff is and always will be to us 12's. Very sad to read his farewell, but all good things must eventually come to an end I suppose. You are always with us Cliff, and Malcolm thanks you for the MVP too!! 8) :2thumbs:

020214cliffavril
 

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Lower left corner of this page to donate to Cliff's foundation.

I made a small contribution. I think a bunch of 12's sending a few bucks each would tell Cliff how much we appreciate who he is and what he's done for us fans, while at the same time help him to help others.
 

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Thank you, Cliff for sharing your life with ours.

This has got to be one of the best lines I think I've read in a sports related article...

"But that didn’t matter, because buck-naked guy was right.
We were Super Bowl champs."
 

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BlueThunder":xm5s0y9d said:
No shit. Malcolm had the easy part of that play.

Not to take anything away from Malcolm but I am pretty confident I could have even caught that pick.

Now running it back for a TD is a whole other matter. :lol:
 

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I've said it before and I'll say it again.....This world could use some more Cliff Avrils.

Thank YOU Cliff.
 

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Use to give crap to Detroit fans at the bar. "Oh, there's Cliff again making a great play", look to the right, "thanks for Avril Lions!"

Reminds me of some of our old school 80s defensive players. Yes, Cliff will always be a Seahawk. Thank you for the contribution to our team.
 
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