Roger Staubach’s awkward trophy exchange with Terry Bradshaw

"I wanna get outta here..."

If you stuck around past the game clock hitting zero, you saw a wonderfully awkward exchange between Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, and Roger Goodell. Staubach was designated as the local dignitary in charge of handing the Lombardi Trophy over to Goodell who would then hand it over to the Packers.

The whole process, including Staubach's long walk to the stage accompanied by triumphant music is supposed to give that extra air of importance to the trophy itself. Except all it really does is give players lining the route a chance to clown with Staubach and the trophy as well as show off those silver Flip cameras that were clearly handed to them seconds before for product placement purposes.

When Staubach finally made his way to the stage, he engaged in some small talk with Bradshaw that was quickly cut off by the commissioner:

Bradshaw: You alright?
Staubach: You look good. You haven't changed.
Goodell: You gotta give it up.
Staubach: I'm supposed to give it to you, right?
Goodell: You gotta give it up.
Staubach: I want to get out of here.
Bradshaw: Alright...

Bradshaw then got the program back on the rails by continuing the post-game ceremony, Staubach handed the trophy over, and quickly got himself off camera.

Just an awkward moment in time that seemed to indicate more tension between Staubach and Goodell than Bradshaw... until Curt Schilling, of all people, offered his inside perspective on the relationship the morning after on WEEI radio:

"Roger Staubach wanted off that stage because he despises Terry Bradshaw. Hates him."

"Staubach went off the stage because he can not stand Terry Bradshaw. And I've talked to a couple people about this. He's a guy who hates everything Bradshaw stands for and hates the fact that Terry Bradshaw gets even remotely half the credit for being a great quarterback that he does."