Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1019: Professor Appears
At the end of October 2017, another player represented by Donald Yee, Jimmy Garoppolo, left the New England Patriots to join the San Francisco 49ers.

The young quarterback served as Brady's backup for four full years in the New England Patriots, played only two full games, and twice suffered from injuries and missed training and games for a long time; after transferring to the San Francisco 49ers, he started five games before the season ended.

However, this player who had only played seven games in his career signed a five-year, $137 million contract in the following offseason, making him the highest-paid player in the league before Rodgers renewed his contract with the Green Bay Packers, including $90 million in guaranteed money.

All making history.

So, how did the media react?

Despite some confusion and hesitation, people still applauded and cheered for Garoppolo, and did not foolishly throw the boiling negative voices on social networks back to Garoppolo's face.

Ironically, after signing the contract, Garoppolo only played three games in the 2018 season before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee and was out for the season.

In other words, Garoppolo has only played ten full games in his career so far, and the $30 million in guaranteed money has already been securely in his pocket.

Look at how Garoppolo was treated, and then look at how Levi was treated-

This is the gap.

Of course, everyone knows that quarterbacks and running backs are different, and the entire league seems to have reached a strange consensus:

At the cornerback, linebacker, safety and other positions, even the players at the top of the league pyramid still need to prove themselves again and again, and use all means to fight for the rights they deserve.

Meanwhile, quarterbacks don’t need that. Even if they’re just average players in the league, with a little push, they can easily earn an annual salary that exceeds 95% of the players in the league; then, they lie on their checkbooks and miss the playoffs year after year.

Such an absurd and weird reality, but no one is willing to expose it, as if this is the self-evident "fact".

However, it is not.

It shouldn't be.

Now Levi points it out, bluntly and loudly, calling attention to the elephant in the room:

Why is there such a disparity in treatment between quarterbacks and running backs?
More specifically, why is there such a disparity between quarterbacks and all other players? Not just running backs, but other positions as well.

After defending Bale last season, Levi once again broke through the window paper as an "outsider" and "rookie", just like the child in "The Emperor's New Clothes".

So, his performance so far is not enough to silence the doubters, what else does he need to prove?
Granted, Levi could have continued to prove himself and silenced those haters with one outstanding performance after another; but he refused.

He believed he no longer had to prove himself.

He refused, refused to respond to those groundless doubts, refused to explain himself again and again in the face of unfounded attacks, refused to constantly prove that he deserved those affirmations and honors, refused to reconcile with the trolls exhaustingly, and refused to perform in front of the media in a servile manner.

As for those trolls, let them continue to burn in hatred and jealousy. He doesn't care about their pain and suffering.

Calm and relaxed.

Confident. Determined.

Levi looked at all the reporters with clear eyes, and the aura emanating from inside out completely suppressed the situation.

At this moment, it was the reporters who began to avoid looking directly into Levi's eyes.

Everyone knows the current overall environment and development trend of the league. The climate of quarterback dominance has been formed and is irreversible.

But facts are facts, and no one dares to challenge other players to their faces by saying they are "unimportant", and no one dares to yell at the running back, "Hey, you are just a bunch of expendable items."

Especially in front of Levi.

The situation is completely different.

However, journalists are journalists after all. The whole venue was packed with people and they had strength in numbers. They would not give up until they achieved their goal and would never give in easily. They would rely on their numerical advantage to embolden themselves.

In the silence, someone broke the ice, "So, the busy off-field activities during this off-season did not affect your preparations for the season?"

After many twists and turns, we are back to square one. Levi smiled.

It's not a sinister or sarcastic smile, but a smile that comes from the heart, sunny and bright, brilliant and enthusiastic.

"What do you think of today's game?" Levi asked back.

Buzz, buzz.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the press conference room changed——

Obviously, today's game is the best answer.

The reporter who asked the question was caught off guard by Levi. He thought that Levi was asking a rhetorical question, but he didn't expect that Levi was looking at him intently, with his eyes fixed on him motionlessly. A sense of oppression of being a prey swept over him, and he seemed to have to answer the question.

Before my brain could react, I subconsciously said, "Very good."

Levi raised his chin slightly, his eyes still fixed on the reporter, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, as if he was discussing the Goldbach conjecture.

"Which part, please elaborate on it."

Brush brush.

The eyes of the entire audience surrounded the reporter crazily like a midsummer rainstorm.

That guy: Why me?
After swallowing hard, he managed to muster up the courage to say, "Second touchdown, Mahomes made a super long pass to connect with you."

Levi, "Who do you think deserves the credit?"

Reporter: ... "You?" The slightly trembling ending tone revealed his intense anxiety and confusion.

Levi shook his head gently, "No, wrong answer."

Reporter, "Mahomes and you?"

Levi, "No, it's still wrong. There are also Kelsey, Hardman, Hill and so on. You shouldn't leave anyone out."

There was a back and forth exchange of responses, with no room for breathing. The host and the guest's positions were reversed, and it was like a surprise question and answer session in a university classroom. The initiative was firmly in Levi's hands, and the reporters were eager to find the correct answer one by one.

The entire press conference room was like a tennis court. The audience's eyes moved back and forth between Levi and the reporters, and the atmosphere was completely tense.

Then, Levi raised the corners of his mouth to reveal a smile and sat up straight again.

"I think you guys should be fine, right? I'll leave first then."

It was not until this moment that the reporters realized that they had quietly fallen into Levi's rhythm. Levi had taken control of the situation and had fooled them with his words.

Why did it end?

Now the reporter was anxious.

If they let Levi leave like this, wouldn't all their waiting and preparations during this period be in vain? They had waited so long for this day, how could they let Levi escape so easily?

Absolutely not!

In the crowd, an urgent voice tore through the noise and shouted out directly.

"Professor, Professor Hannibal, wait!"

A stone was thrown into the surging waves, and everything became quiet in an instant, as if the pause button was pressed, and the movements and vision were all frozen in an instant.

Wait, what did they just hear?
Could it be an auditory hallucination?
(End of this chapter)