Need an Excuse? Take It from the Pros
Rick Reilly
March 16, 1998
Hey, kids! Next time you're in serious doo-doo, do what big leaguers do: Deny, alibi and justify! It's easy with this handy annotated excuse card! Just cut it out, keep it in your pocket and use it the next time the heat's on you!
[22]Former NFL receiver Alex Hawkins, who arrived home at 6 a.m. after a night of carousing but claimed that he had fallen asleep at midnight on the porch hammock, upon being told by his wife that she had removed the hammock two weeks earlier.