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Jason Garrett says he kept the turkey leg from the 1994 Thanksgiving game frozen for 15 years
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Jason Garrett says he kept the turkey leg from the 1994 Thanksgiving game frozen for 15 years

As a player, Jason Garrett is largely remembered by NFL fans for one game.

On November 24, 1994, Garrett was called up to start at quarterback for a banged-up Dallas Cowboys team on Thanksgiving against the Green Bay Packers. Garrett went on to complete 15 of his 26 passes for 311 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a 42–31 Cowboys win.

This Thanksgiving, NBC showed footage of Garrett receiving his customary turkey leg, as the man himself called the Miami Dolphins’ primetime game against the Packers.

β€œThe real question is: what happened to the turkey leg?” play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico asked Garrett.

“You know something? I had it in the freezer. It was wrapped in aluminum foil. I had it for probably fifteen years,” Garrett replied.

Tirico looked incredulous, as simple math puts the turkey leg’s longevity deep into Garrett’s tenure as an assistant in Dallas.

“I called my wife the other day. I said, ‘Do we still have the turkey leg?’ She said, ‘No, it’s long gone,'” Garrett said.

“I hope not!” Tirico added, speaking for the rest of America.