In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 310 Evil Deeds; 3000 Yards (8k)

Seeing the burning look on Billy's face, it was obvious that something was urgent.

As a quarterback and team leader, Ethan has to help his teammates when they are in trouble, right?

Just say whatever you want, as long as you don't borrow money.

"The game against the Saints is about to start..." Billy hesitated.

Almost a month ago, Billy met a black girl at a party hosted by the players. He was immediately attracted by her beautiful appearance, but the girl was not interested in Billy at all, even though Billy tried his best in this month. , but the other party still ignored him.

"She is a cheerleader for the Saints. She only has less than a week left now. Since you are so good at picking up girls, Ethan, you have to help me with this little favor, right?" Billy looked at Ethan expectantly.

That's it? Seeing Billy's anxious look, Ethan thought it was something big. Apparently Billy heard about his "glorious deeds" and wanted to give him some advice.

But Ethan doesn’t have the habit of messing around with things...

Looking down on you is the right choice. As Billy's teammate, Ethan knows that he often picks up girls. He changes girlfriends as frequently as he changes new clothes. He is also extremely irresponsible and the other party looks down on him. He is also normal.

"How long have you known her?" Ethan tried to advise Billy. Since the other person doesn't like you at the beginning, it will be useless no matter what you do in the future. If you don't like her, you don't like her. But don't take it for granted. Licking the dog.

"Ethan, I really fell in love with her at first sight. I swear, I want to marry her." Billy shook his head. He used to be quite free and easy when it came to picking up girls, but this time he seemed to be really attracted.

Ethan shook his head again and warned Billy that the melons he twisted were not sweet.

Besides, no one knows whether Billy is really tempted, maybe he is just aroused to be competitive because of the other party's neglect.

Billy shook his head, but didn't say anything. He didn't know whether he was determined to give up or not.

The interlude ended and the team began to officially train.

Although the New Orleans Saints are not a strong team, the two main players of the Cowboys offensive team are absent, and Ethan does not dare to be careless.

It is worth mentioning that substitute wide receiver Patrick Jeffers, in the game against the Vikings, he made a contribution and helped the team get a touchdown, and this touchdown seemed to make him find more confidence. During the training of the sparring team, he ran quickly and actively, completed several breakthroughs, and frequently connected with Ethan.

Although it does not yet have the power of Michael Owen, if it continues to improve at this rate, it will be just around the corner to secure the main position. Going further, it is not impossible to replace Michael Owen next season.

In addition to training with full equipment, of course there is also a tactical meeting with the participation of the entire coaching staff.

That afternoon, Ethan was called to the conference room, where Saints-related footage was playing on the projector.

Only then did Ethan discover that the main player in the Saints team was none other than his former loser, Danny Woolflee, who had defeated him in his freshman season. At that time he was the quarterback of the Florida Gators, and he was also the winner of the Heisman Trophy.

He entered the NFL one year earlier than Ethan and is currently the main quarterback of the Saints.

Judging from the video, Ethan did not feel threatened by Danny now, and the gap between the two sides seemed to be getting wider and wider.

As for the other main players, including the wide receivers and running backs, they were all unknown small roles, and they did not bring many surprises to Ethan.

After the tactical meeting, Ethan returned to his apartment. He had just seen off two blond women. Katherine was in San Antonio, Penny was still in Montgomery, and Kelsey went to Los Angeles again. It was rare for him to have a few free days...

Training is in full swing, and the weekend is approaching in the blink of an eye, and the Cowboys are on their way to New Orleans.

New Orleans, an important port city in southern Louisiana, the hometown of Peyton Manning. Ethan often went to LSU when he was in college, but LSU was in Baton Rouge. This was his first time coming to New Orleans, but Ethan As a player, there is no way to appreciate the local French-style streets and go straight to the hotel as soon as we land.

That night, Ethan, who was still in his room reviewing the tactics he would need to use tomorrow, suddenly heard a commotion coming from the corridor outside.

Ethan opened the door and found offensive coach Hudson Hawke putting on his coat and walking out. In addition to him, there were several other team staff members. Dave Campo was also standing in the corridor. Everyone looked solemn, as if something was wrong.

Ethan asked, and then he got the answer from Hudson Hawk.

"Billy Davis was taken away by the local police on suspicion of drunk driving, sexual harassment, and intentional injury."

"???" Ethan had a black question mark on his face.

Isn't Billy at the hotel?

Thinking back carefully, Billy looked depressed along the way, mostly because of that Saints cheerleader. His teammates tried to persuade him, but nothing worked. Since entering the hotel, Ethan has never seen Billy again, and he was not there when he ate at the restaurant downstairs in the evening.

It was obvious that he had violated team rules and sneaked out.

This matter could be big or small, but considering the regulations that Old Jones had just promulgated not long ago, and also that Billy was now confirmed to be arrested, I was afraid that he would be doomed this time.

The question is, what about tomorrow’s game?

He was originally a backup wide receiver, but now the main slot receiver was in trouble again, and Ethan felt mixed emotions for a while.

"You come too, Ethan." Dave Campo said to Ethan at this time.

The first person to receive news from the police was Hudson Hawk, and then he notified Dave, but Dave chose to suppress the matter first. It would be best if he could bring Billy out directly, but he would not notify the boss until he had to. Jones.

The two old guys, who were unfamiliar with the place, were not good at dealing with this kind of thing, so as soon as Ethan opened the door, Dave had an idea.

Seeing Dave's look of asking for help, Ethan didn't refuse.

The most important thing now is to go to the police station and fish out Billy...

Ethan went back to his room and changed his clothes, and the three of them drove to a local police station in New Orleans late at night. Hudson Hawk was taken inside by the police, presumably to meet Billy.

Then, Ethan saw a young chocolate-skinned black girl crying in the seat next to her. Her companion was handing a tissue to comfort the other person.

This must be the "victim". Ethan looked at her carefully and found that she was not very beautiful in Ethan's eyes. It could only be said that like Emmett's girlfriend, she had a look that was in line with black aesthetics.

As for the companions beside her, Ethan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Fierce red lips, side-parted long black hair, curled hem, slender face, and extraordinarily tall nose even reminded Ethan of an Indian woman for the first time, but Indian women would most likely not wear such heavy makeup. Not to mention wearing any navel-baring clothes in this weather. Taking a closer look, Ethan found that she had a pair of black pupils and her facial features were more Asian-style.

Mixed race?

At this moment, the other party also raised his head and noticed Ethan. When he saw the blue star mark on Ethan's coat, he immediately recognized his identity and snorted heavily.

"How do you, the Cowboys, manage your players? You're such a rogue! I want to expose this to the media!" she asked.

Upon hearing the word exposure, Dave immediately winked at Ethan.

Today's Cowboys cannot afford a second vicious scandal, otherwise even extremely fanatical Texas fans will not be able to save the Cowboys' reputation.

Let me deal with the other party? Are you not mistaken? Ethan and Dave looked at each other.

He saw Dave nodding towards him, and there was even a hint of pleading in his eyes. Ethan had no choice but to step forward.

The first thing Ethan did when he came up was to apologize sincerely and then admit that the Cowboys were mismanaged.

Seeing Ethan obediently admitting his mistake, the female companion could no longer say a bunch of insults that she had prepared. It was like punching cotton.

"Hmph, if I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let that man named Billy come over tonight." The female companion showed regret at this time.

"I wonder if your companion has any obvious trauma?" Ethan took advantage of the situation and sat directly next to the two of them.

"It's not only trauma, but also mental damage! We also need follow-up psychological treatment. Do you know how much impact this will have on my friend?" She yelled and put forward a lot of conditions.

"Of course, we will try our best to compensate you until you are satisfied enough, of course, under reasonable standards." Ethan added.

Judging from the tone, it is obvious that the other party will not give up, but raising conditions at the beginning will help to resolve the matter quickly.

"That's pretty much it." The other party glared at Ethan again, but his tone was no longer as vicious as before.

Ethan then asked about the specific incident.

At this time, the other party stood up and said that he wanted to go to the side to communicate with Ethan. Obviously, he did not want to cause secondary harm to his friend.

"Come out with me." She walked out of the police station.

It was quite cold outside, and it was winter again. When the cold wind blew, even Ethan felt the cold.

The other person was holding his arms, shivering and talking to Ethan about what happened not long ago.

She and the victim were both members of the Saints cheerleading team. They left together after practice today. When they arrived at the parking lot, they suddenly met Billy, who was drunk and driving a car rented from the hotel. Smelling of alcohol and appearing to be quite sober at the time, he insisted on talking to the victim.

Not wanting to be harassed again, the victim agreed to go to a nearby restaurant with Billy and speak clearly in front of her friends.

Unexpectedly, after coming out, Billy still refused to let go. He pestered the victim all the way to the parking lot. Finally, when the victim opened the car door, he suddenly attacked and tried to pull the victim into the car.

"I wanted to stop him at that time, but I was immediately hit by an elbow on my chest. It still hurts." She said with a look of pain on her face, covering her chest.

After she was knocked to the ground, she called the police without saying a word. Fortunately, the police arrived quickly enough, otherwise it would have been a big mistake.

"This player is a lunatic! If the police arrive a few minutes late, the consequences will be disastrous." She said with some fear.

"If things are true as you say, the players can compensate the other party for US$100 million, provided that you are sure not to make the matter public and not file any charges against the players."

If what the other party said is true, Billy must leave the team. All that's left is to eliminate the impact of this incident on the team as much as possible.

Although Billy didn't know if he could save a million dollars a year, it was better than going to jail, which can only be said to be a waste of money and disaster.

100 million US dollars? The woman was secretly shocked when she heard this number.

Although there was a lot of money, what was flowing out of my heart at this time was more resentment.

Is it great to have money?

"Who wants your dirty money? I just want that bastard to go to jail!" she said viciously.

It was still unknown whether Billy could go to jail. After hearing this, Ethan felt that this was not considered a criminal case and the prosecutor would not prosecute Billy. But when this kind of thing gets big, it will inevitably have an impact on Billy's reputation and career.

"Yes, those who deserve it must be punished, but this punishment does not make due compensation to the victim. I just chose a method acceptable to both parties. If you repeatedly ask him to go to jail, I Of course I support it." Ethan nodded.

"You can tell right from wrong." The woman muttered, feeling that Ethan's attitude was pretty good.

A gust of cold wind blew by, making the woman shiver.

Seeing this, Ethan took off his coat and handed it to the other party.

The other party looked at Ethan, and for a moment he wanted to pick it up, but he really didn't want to have too much contact with the Cowboys.

"Tomorrow is the day when the game starts. If you catch a cold and can't play because of what happened tonight, wouldn't it be a loss to the fans present?" Ethan said with a smile, implying that he was praising the other party.

She and the victim were obviously close friends. The victim had just been attacked and was probably confused at this time. In other words, her attitude was very important.

Ethan's little mouth was like honey. Even if the other party was angry, he couldn't let it out now. After thinking about it, he took the coat from Ethan's hand. However, before putting it on, he did not forget to say: "Don't try to bribe me. Even if you were just standing by, I can't forgive you."

"I understand, I completely understand what you are thinking at this moment. In fact, cheerleaders often encounter unequal treatment and even physical abuse." Ethan agreed.

He retells the scandal between Michael Owen and the cheerleader with added embarrassment, but in this version, the cheerleader became his girlfriend. Not only did the context change, Ethan even codified the results.

In his description, his girlfriend not only accepted the hush money, but also abandoned him, and finally got together with the perpetrator. It is simply extremely miserable.

This time, Ethan used "victim" to directly draw closer to the other party. Sure enough, the other party was obviously less hostile to Ethan and even comforted Ethan.

"This reminds me of what happened in other cheerleading teams..." The woman became confused again for a while and told Ethan several things.

As the top cheerleading team, DCC has very detailed and strict regulations. In addition, from the manager to the person in charge, all are women. This makes DCC well protected, but other cheerleading teams are not so lucky. .

Not only do they have to undergo rigorous training and low wages, but they also have to endure endless harassment.

For example, team management will lead sponsors to the cheerleading locker room and let the sponsors "select", and the selected cheerleaders will be persuaded to spend the night with the sponsor. For another example, the team's management often deliberately breaks into the locker room while the cheerleaders are changing. This is just the tip of the iceberg. More common verbal harassment and rudeness are countless.

Most of those who join the cheerleading team are ordinary girls. Most of them choose to swallow their anger. The few who dare to speak out will soon be silenced by a compensation and a confidentiality agreement.

The team owner is a giant in the eyes of these weak cheerleaders. If they don't get paid, they and their families may be threatened. They have no choice.

This situation has been going on since the establishment of professional cheerleading teams. Until now, the public knows very little about the inside story of such incidents and can only get a glimpse of it from sporadic news. Ethan couldn't help but feel depressed after hearing this.

"Are you a member of the Cowboys team?" the girl asked.

Ethan didn't expect that the other party didn't recognize him. Maybe it was because it was dark and she didn't watch much football.

"That's right." Ethan nodded.

"If you feel uncomfortable being on another cheerleading team, you can come to DCC and I can help you make internal recommendations." Ethan said with a smile.

"Thank you, but it may not be of much use. I was eliminated in the DCC recruitment last year." The other party shook his head and laughed.

"That must be the DCC manager, choreographer Judy, and the person in charge, Ms. Charlotte, who misjudged you. I swear, you are more charming than most DCC members." Ethan's expression looked much more serious than before.

The girl burst out laughing: "Thank you for your compliment."

Ethan is not flattering her without any basis. In fact, not to mention her dancing skills, but just her appearance and figure, this girl does surpass most of the current DCCs.

"But you can't poach me. I'm the captain of the Saints cheerleading team now. I definitely won't get this kind of treatment in DCC." She joked, knowing that her overall quality was not as good as Kelsey's.

Are you a cheerleader too?

"I haven't asked your name yet."

"Christine, Christine Miranda."

"You know, when I first saw you, I thought you were from India."

"You are quite discerning. My grandmother is Indian." Kristen nodded.

"Can you leave me a phone number?"

"Huh?" She was stunned.

Isn't this too bold? She suddenly became a little nervous.

"Don't get me wrong, I just think that regarding Billy's issue, we need to continue to contact him in the future." Ethan quickly made amends to ease the embarrassment caused by the suddenness.

Apart from Billy's matter, he did have the intention of dragging Christine to DCC.

It's exciting, isn't it, to form the DCC as the galactic fleet of cheerleaders?

Kristen pursed her mouth and puffed out her cheeks, looking like a goldfish. Her big eyes squinted at Ethan: "Okay, you're right, I should leave you a phone number."

After getting Kristen's contact information, Ethan and her turned around and entered the police station.

Offensive coach Hudson Hoke also came back at this time. He and Dave Campo stood together and looked at Christian, who came back with Ethan, wearing a Cowboys jacket... Are the two going to negotiate or not? Going to fall in love? Judging from his expression, it's more like the latter.

Two middle-aged men whose combined age is over a hundred years old are a bit out of step with today's young people.

Ethan walked up to the two of them and nodded towards them.

Get it!

Next, Kristen walked out with her victim friend. Ethan could see clearly through the glass door. Kristen walked back and forth, opening and closing her mouth, obviously trying to persuade her friend.

How to choose between letting Billy be ruined or paying himself a large amount of compensation?

If the other party chooses the former, it's probably because they don't have enough money.

Sure enough, after returning with her friends, Kristen nodded towards Ethan.

The rest was left to the lawyers. Dave Campo and Hudson Hawk couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while. In the end, Ethan contacted Lisa and borrowed her lawyer.

"You misunderstood Lisa. This really has nothing to do with me. It's Billy, Billy Davis, the wide receiver. I'm staying in the police station with two coaches." Ethan was ashamed for a while, but Lisa thought it was him. Made a mistake.

Am I such a scumbag in your heart?

"Then I can rest assured, remember to clean up the traces." Lisa reminded.

"Yeah." Ethan finally reacted after hanging up the phone and gasped.

What about trust between people?

Once you contacted a lawyer, everything went quickly.

Ethan asked Christine and her friends to leave first, and finally met Billy after 3:30 in the morning.

His face was covered with scratches. He was already mostly awake from the wine, and his eyes were filled with fear.

"Ethan, can I still play tomorrow?" he asked eagerly.

Ethan shrugged and didn't answer him.

When Billy saw this, he also knew his result.

In fact, after the reconciliation with the other party, as long as the parties involved did not tell anyone, Billy would not be affected at all.

However, considering the risks in the future, Dave decided to report to Old Jones alone after the matter was handled. And Ethan would not allow such a person to continue to be his teammate, otherwise wouldn't he become an accomplice of condoning evil deeds?

·

"After an exciting Thanksgiving game day, the Cowboys are about to usher in a new round of games. They will visit the Louisiana Superdome to challenge the New Orleans Saints. In the pre-game press conference, the Saints Head coach Mike Ditka said he will pursue victory at all costs, and his team has been winless for many rounds, which puts him under great pressure."

"Compared with the Saints, who played all their main players, the Cowboys' roster announced before the game was surprising. In addition to Michael Owen and Nate Newton, who were injured in the last game, the other starting wide receiver Billy Davis is also unable to play in this game due to physical reasons."

"The Cowboys' frontcourt offensive line has two new faces, and as for the offensive players in the backfield, Emmitt Smith is still the starting running back. In addition, I have to mention Ethan O'Connor, whose attendance rate is extremely high, and every day Almost every game will be played the entire time.”

Old friend Madden still served as the commentator this time. During his introduction, the Saints cheerleaders walked onto the court in two columns and began the performance before the game.

Unlike other cheerleading squads, the Saints cheerleading squad has multiple men. The men were wearing T-shirts and trousers, and the women were wearing a black and gold short midriff-baring sports vest with the Saints' plum blossom logo printed on the chest. The lower body was also in tight trousers, with gold lines running through the edges of the trousers. , making the team members’ legs look extra slender.

Christine Mirada is occupying the C position, with her iconic red lip makeup, and her smile is extremely bright at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find that there is actually a lack of soul in this smile.

As for her friend, she also took leave today due to health reasons. She heard that she had already chosen a house in New Orleans. Kristen didn't know whether to call her lucky or unlucky.

What a fucking capitalist world!

After the performance, Kristen stood in line to welcome the players at the exit of the tunnel as before, with a mechanical smile on her face.

The away team enters the stadium first.

"It's Ethan O'Connor!" Christine heard a male team member shouting next to her.

Christian doesn't have a good impression of the Cowboys now, except for the DCC staff member yesterday. His tragic experience made Christine feel that this man was quite pitiful. Although he looked extraordinary, he had to go through such an experience. All he can say is that his "girlfriend" doesn't deserve to be with him at all.

At this time, she also saw not only the Cowboys, but also arguably the most popular rookie player in the entire league - Ethan O'Connor.

and many more!

Kristen was completely stunned, staring blankly at the guy wearing the No. 11 jersey passing in front of her.

The other party also noticed her at this time, and even nodded slightly towards her.

Is he Ethan O'Connor? ? ?

So who was that yesterday?

It can't be his twin brother, right?

Christine then realized that she had been "played" by this guy, but then she thought about it, he didn't hide his identity last night, he just didn't recognize it.

Last night, he stood outside and chatted with me for so long, put on his coat, asked for his phone number, and even invited me to DCC. Can you believe this?

too crazy!

Christine only felt that this world was a little too narrow.

The cheerleading team's work is over, and a group of players are standing on the sidelines.

The audience usually pays more attention to the opening scene. Unless there is a timeout in the first quarter, the cheerleaders do not need to cheer and cheer to enliven the atmosphere. In the past, Kristen would sneak back to the cheerleading lounge, but today she did not Instead of doing this, he stood with the players and watched the game.

It's just that she usually doesn't pay much attention to rugby games, so she was a little confused.

I watched patiently for a few minutes, and then I saw the back of No. 11 throwing a super-fast, arcing football, directly hitting his teammates dozens of yards away. The Dallas fans who came all the way from the away game immediately Caught in a boil.

"Touchdown!!"

The host on the scene drawled.

"It's too powerful, maybe we can't defeat him at all."

Kristen heard the male teammate in front of her sigh in a low voice.

"Wtf, look at the arc of this pass, it goes directly into the arms of his teammates. Is there a Pentium processor buried in his head?" Another player who often pays attention to rugby echoed.

“Pitching is a basic ability that every quarterback must master, but the great thing about Ethan is that he has no shortcomings, and even passing is not his most distinctive feature. It is his running that is the most terrifying. "A third team member joined the exchange.

"No matter how powerful he is, he is just an enemy. Don't forget our identities." Christine reminded.

Several people who were still communicating in low voices just now showed embarrassed expressions when they heard Kristine's words.

"While, we do expect the Saints to win,..."

"But this is impossible!"

"How can there be anyone who can win all the time? Doesn't this game mean that several of the Cowboys' main players are not on the field?" Christian asked in return.

As if she was deliberately competing with Ethan, Kristen wished that Ethan would lose the game.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Ethan was caught in a heavy double-team. After receiving the pass, there were two Saints defenders on the left and behind, surrounding Ethan tightly for a while.

"That's it, beautifully done!" Kristen couldn't help but applaud.

But the next second, Ethan in the distance turned to the left and passed the ball to the right. It was obvious that Ethan didn't even look at it, but the football he passed was very accurate.

"What, what a bunch of rubbish." Kristen muttered.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she could also feel Ethan's powerful, almost crushing presence. Those strong defenders often gained nothing from direct contact with him, and Ethan deliberately avoided contact. , Pass the ball whenever you can, which not only improves the offensive efficiency, but also protects yourself.

Choose wisely.

Ethan's outstanding performance in this game also allowed the Cowboys' score to rise step by step. In the middle of the second quarter, they had already scored two touchdowns and a free kick.

As an opponent, the Saints' current score is still a dismal 0.

On the offensive end, the Cowboys have a big killer in Ethan, and on the defensive end, the Cowboys are equally strong, while the Saints themselves are not that strong, which makes the game almost a one-sided massacre.

When Ethan walked to the sidelines, Kristen's eyes were firmly fixed on him. She saw him pick up the bottle and squeeze the sports drink into his mouth. Then Ethan actually turned his head and looked towards her. .

Kristen was so frightened that she immediately turned her head to the side, fearing that Ethan would see her.

As for the other side, almost all the players on the Saints' bench, including quarterback Danny and the head coach, looked ashen.

Although before the start of the game, the Saints had prepared multiple defensive tactics for Ethan, before the start of the game, they heard that the Cowboys were missing another main player, which made the players even more confident.

And when the game really starts, the Saints players can really feel how big the gap is between themselves and Ethan.

"I can't beat him, I really can't beat him," Danny said honestly.

Compared with a few years ago, although his strength has also improved, it is nothing compared to Ethan's progress. Only now can he feel what true talent is, especially when he sees Ethan becoming more and more talented. After becoming proficient in the elevator pass and even evolving into other tricks, he even felt that this might be a field that he would never be able to reach in his life.

"Old Jones sacrificed his life to Satan in exchange for such a treasure, how can it not be awesome?" the head coach also said with a wry smile.

Starting from the third quarter, the Saints' morale could be said to be shattered, and the game entered garbage time early. It was not until the last quarter of the game that the Saints used a free kick to save face and score three points.

At the end of the game, the Cowboys defeated the Saints 38-3 on the road. And Ethan himself also set a new record of his own, surpassing 3000 passing yards in this game...

(End of this chapter)