NFL analyst Jamie Dukes had a successful ten seasons in the league, but his record flying isn't quite so great. Dukes was recently involved in a Christmas Day terrorist scare on his flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles, after a male passenger acted strange and allegedly made threats. Coincidentally, Dukes has made headlines in the past for his own inappropriate actions on his football-based talked show. This, along with other reasons, could be why the common opinion of Jamie on the Internet is not positive.
Before the NFL, Dukes played college ball for Florida State. Even though his performance was up to standards, he went undrafted in 1986.
Later, he got his start in the big league as a member of the Atlanta Falcons. He spent 8 seasons with the Georgian team before he spent two short stints with the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals.
Dukes is not well liked on the web, and many claim to just be flat out tired of his remarks and inappropriate nature. For example, NBC Sports reported that Jamie made some pretty ridiculous statements concerning ex-Arkansas Quarterback, Ryan Mallett:
"But NFL Network's Jamie Dukes has struck a new blow to the Mallett pinata, and it has nothing to do with athletic ability, on-field performance, or off-field habits that could ultimately affect Mallett's play. [He said,] 'For the lack of a better phrase, he's kind of the first - and forgive this phrase - kind of the Caucasian street guy...And...he's got that Eminem, slash...Vanilla Ice thing that goes on...'"
Dukes is also remembered for his over-the-top sexual innuendoes with his female co-host.
So, it's easy to see Jamie is somewhat eccentric in general. In turn, one questions Dukes statement concerning his Christmas day airline scandal. According to TMZ Sports and Dukes, a man aboard the plane made threats that warranted an emergency landing:
"A routine flight turned scary for ex-NFL player Jamie Dukes and his wife Angela -- when their plane made an emergency landing on [Christmas] day...The pilot announced the plane would be making an emergency landing in Albuquerque because of a security issue on-board...the issue was a bizarre-acting male passenger who had been pacing around the cabin...the man appeared emotionally unstable -- bursting into tears at multiple points in the flight. [He] began having...'confrontational' conversations with several passengers. [The] buzz on the plane was that the man may have made a threat."
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