APAmong the strangest comments we’ve come across during the week of nonstop interviews of Super Bowl players were those from Ravens safety Bernard Pollard, who discussed his obsession with cleanliness.
Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata had said that Pollard is the team’s most high-maintenance player, and when Pollard was asked about that, he launched into a discussion about his hatred of germs.
“My teammates tend to get upset with me because I carry my hand sanitizer, I carry my disinfectant wipes, my baby wipes,” Pollard said. “When you sneeze, I tell you to cover your mouth, and when you cough, I tell you to cover your mouth. If you pick your nose, I tell you not to touch me. They don’t like that.”
Frankly, if Pollard’s teammates think it’s strange that Pollard doesn’t want them picking their noses and then touching him, I’d have to say it’s the rest of the Ravens who are strange and Pollard who’s the normal one.
But Pollard admits that he has a lifelong obsession with germs.
“That’s how I came up,” Pollard said. “My mom would yell at us if we drank out of someone else’s glass. It’s just one of those things where that’s how I grew up. That’s how my mom raised and groomed us. But I’m starting to rub off on some of the guys. Now you see some of them also with hand sanitizer in their pockets and everything else. It’s like I’ve told my teammates. We’ve got to be clean. We’ve got to protect each other. But some guys are disgusting – they ought to be ashamed on themselves.”
Pollard said he was just teasing about the “disgusting” comment, but he sincerely means it when he says this: If you must pick your nose, please wash your hands before you touch Bernard Pollard.
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You can pick your friends. Your can pick your nose. But you can’t pick your friend’s nose. — Randy Moss at media day when asked about Pollard’s cleanliness comments
ha more reason to love this guy
In a related note, every time Bernard Pollard sneezes, another Patriot goes on IR.
I don’t blame him. I remember reading about the staph infection Kellen Winslow got. I don’t know if he got it from another player or what, but you gotta keep clean.
Bernard Dollar’d (Hi priced FA)
Sounds like the Mayor in Buffy.
All of New England fears this man. Bernard Pollard plays the game the way it’s supposed to play.
Amen
Mark Sanchez.
Don’t have to worry about off-field issues with this guy
Thinking this is good advice across the board.
*Pollard
Why are his teammates picking their noses in front of him in the first place?
What’s wrong with him? Caring that you don’t spread your germs. The nerve of some people.
That’s a pretty lame way to try landing a deal with Purell. If you see him on the sideline, pumping sanitizer onto his hands, with the Purell label facing the cameras, you’ll know what’s up.
“That’s how my mom raised and groomed us. ”
Too bad she didn’t raise you to not be such a cheap-shot artist
Lucky he was not in the limo with Ray Ray, being covered with blood after Ray Ray did some stabbing would have really grossed him out. Enjoy your time in the spotlight Ravens, the AFC was the weakest ever this year. 49ers will win by two touchdowns and Ravens will fall into the basement of the league!
So, the Niners offense should not shower moving forward until after sundays game. Wipe your nose on your own jersey, sneeze on your gloves, scratch every place imaginable. We can see how much this really bothers him.
bernard pollard’s opponents become instantly sanitized after he levels them. while painful, they appreciate the fact that is was a clean hit.
I wonder how he feels about Quarterbacks licking their hands before handling the football.
just knock another running back out. o and recover the fumble Ravens WIN BIG………
On a play where the 9ers are throwing all the receivers should pick their noses – make SURE Pollard see it – and tell him “I’m heading your way”
im the same way i hate people who are just disguisting
Flick some boogies at him…it’s all down hill from there.
Go San Fran!!!