4th and 1: My Redskins fandom and experiences with John Riggins

Hello Redskins fans and readers of Riggo’s Rag! Please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Daniel Kelly and having a chance to write for this online publication is among the greatest honors of my life.

The reason? Well, actually there are a couple reasons. To start, No. 44 John Riggins is my favorite football player of all time. The other reason: I started my NFL career in the same exact place he did, which was with the NY Jets. To write for anything associated with his great name is indeed a huge honor for me.

I’ll never forget my first mini-camp with the NY Jets after being hired to work in the pro scouting department in 1998. I was standing on the sidelines trying to learn who…