The STRANGEST WAIVER CLAIM in New England Patriots HISTORY | Wallace Francis (1982 Patriots)

Before the 1982 NFL season, after the Atlanta Falcons cut WR Wallace Francis, the New England Patriots claimed him, hoping that he could be the missing piece to their offense that needed help at receiver. What followed was a bizarre saga where no one knew where he was, and a religious retreat leading to a shocking result. This is the story behind the 1982 Patriots and the craziest waiver claim ever
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[@82dorrin]

Wallace Francis was from Franklin, Louisiana. It's close to New Orleans, so that might be why he mentioned the Saints.

[@jackmessick2869]

Those gray and red Falcon uniforms looked great.

[@MrBreeze66]

I can’t stand their logo and uniforms now.

[@Oliviacaptain]

"I'm sorry... WHAT?!?!?" is moving swiftly up the list of JG9's best catchphrases!!!

[@slainteron4027]

I swear that patriot logo took up half the field. Still looked sharp along with those red and white uniforms and helmet

[@chrisa4695]

I was a young Falcons fan in 1982. I had no idea about any of the drama after he was cut. I remember the rumors that the Falcons would release him after the season. I remember him saying to a reporter, “I one more year, just one more year”. It seemed as though he was asking the team to keep him one more year and let him retire.

[@michaelmarino8150]

JG9, thank you for the reminder that my beloved Saints sucked during the early years of our franchise (a time which I call the Dark Ages)

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made videos about the following: 1. How Eddie LeBaron retired as a player in 1958, yet played until 1963. 2. How TE Walter White fled to a cabin in New Hampshire after the Chiefs traded him to the Cardinals. 3. How WR Walter Murray changed his mind three times as to whether to cross the picket line during the 1987 strike.

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Walter White fleeing from someone and going into hiding We’ve never heard that story before 😂

[@toneoftones7053]

Heisenberg played football?

[@karlcooper7016]

He probably had family in New Orleans that's not the greatest of excuses but athletes are pretty crazy people at times.

[@82dorrin]

He was from Franklin Louisiana, which is pretty close to New Orleans.

[@karlcooper7016]

@@82dorrin See I figured there had to be a connection somewhere.

[@DolFan316]

7:22 I was on Francis's side all the way until I saw him listing the Saints as one of the teams that wanted to win. Like, seriously dude?!?! To list them as a team that wanted to win in '81 was a joke. The only explanation I have for Francis even saying this is that the Saints had just hired Bum Phillips so they must've "seemed" serious about winning to him. OJG9 was absolutely right to go off about this. I actually paused the video to comment on how absurd that statement was before hearing the rant BTW.

[@eugenedenbrook322]

I had the same thought, about bringing in Bum

[@82dorrin]

He was from Louisiana, so he likely had family in New Orleans.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

The Falcons should be in these uniforms.

[@DolFan316]

I hated it when they switched to the all-lacks in '90, and I still do now.

[@tomtalley2192]

You could do a ton of these stories about the Billy Sullivan era Pats. One of the worst owners in sports history. Some of the low lights: He borrowed $10,000. to buy the original franchise. Never had the money to operate it. John Hannah and Leon Grey, all pro left tackle and guard. Didn't realize how underpaid they were until talking to the other linemen at the pro bowl. Demanded to be paid like other all pros. So they traded Grey. Cowboys rb Duane Thomas traded to the Pats. After one practice quit because the coach wanted him in a three point stance, and he refused. And the best of all, Billy's son financing the Michael Jackson tour. What they didn't realize is Jackson's stage took up about 20,000 seats for every concert, thereby bankrupting the Sullivans, and forcing a sale.

[@matthewdaley746]

To be fair, Duane Thomas was a diva that submarined a, possible, HOF career, total fool.

[@bruiser6387]

Back then QB wasn't throwing the football alot he was deadly his Son was my teammate in high school franklin High 🐝 WR Ray Francis "Gooster"

[@floodsterssportszone3814]

The greatest play in Falcons history is Gary Anderson's miss in the '98 NFC Championship 😅

[@robertwilloughby8050]

So, what was the best bit of encouragement given by a coach to a player ever, turning a bust into a star, or if they stayed a bust, at least off field turn them from a bum to a decent member of society. That would be wholesome and quite fun too!

[@chrisa4695]

The Falcons had a great trio of receivers in Francis, Alfred Jenkins, and Alfred Jackson. Their replacements were simply not as good. It wasn’t until the late 80’s/early 90’s that they rebuilt the receiving corp.

[@vg452]

Side note: The 1977 Falcons had one of the greatest defenses in modern NFL history. Unfortunately, their quarterbacks played not 1, not 2, not 3, not even 4, but 5 games that were worse than if they did nothing but spike the ball into the ground the entire game, including four from Steve Bartkowski…in a 14 game season. No, I am not making this up.

[@matthewdaley746]

Tragically, surprising, yet, not.

[@dannys3476]

Hence why the Falcons went 7-7. Their offense was atrocious. Their defense was the greatest of the Super Bowl Era and is still largely forgotten.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@dannys3476 Zero balance, disaster ensued.

[@josephhouk6703]

Francis, of course, was from Louisiana, explaining why he wanted to go to a "winning team" like New Orleans.

[@gordtron]

dedicated wildman. choosing Saints may've been part of a misinterpreted higher calling. would love to hear what this guy considered a religious retreat when he vanished for a while.

[@bruiser6387]

Franklin Louisiana Native ❤️

[@Broken_Soul94]

Falcons played in the NFC west... huh i didn't know that

[@matthewdaley746]

Rivalry, preservation, like, baseball.

[@slainteron4027]

yep and so did the saints

[@denisceballos9745]

Solid NFL career for WR Wallace Francis (89) out of Arkansas AM&N (now UAPB). Two kickoff returns for TDs his rookie year on OJ Simpson’s record-setting rushing year (1973). Bills weren’t doing a whole lot of passing the two years he was in Buffalo. A lot of big plays as a Falcon.

[@ciesaro]

Maybe Francis wanted to play for Bum Phillips

[@DolFan316]

Ron Meyer's quotes made what Francis said about the Saints wanting to win look sane by comparison 😳😳😳

[@thewetzelsixx9009]

He came to my high school around 2007 or so. Good guy.

[@rjsweda]

maybe he lived or had family near new orleans

[@buhbuhjaychampagne1706]

Because of their terrible past, no one wanted to join the Saints. They signed the best of the cast offs and made due. When Bum Phillips came on board, he had a winning attitude. He just needed solid players around him. Francis could have added a new dimension to that offense. They may have actually had a winning season.

[@matthewdaley746]

Reality had other plans.

[@teen_laqueefa]

I respect the man, he was willing to take a step of faith

[@richardadams4928]

As a Falcons fan, I love this guy. When they had both him AND Alfred Jenkins, along with more than serviceable backups Alfred Jackson and Billy Ryckman, it was good times for the passing attack....

[@karlcooper7016]

He no doubt could have played in this era.

[@Trillyana]

Francis wanted to go to the Saints because he liked the religious imagery

[@CTubeMan]

Steve Garvey and others had clauses in their contracts that paid them their full salaries during the 1981 baseball strike.

[@matthewdaley746]

He wound up winning the World Series, guess everything worked itself out.

[@Xix1326]

LOL Just ask Archie Manning about those winning Saints.

[@gluserty]

The biggest problem for the 1981 Patriots is that they forgot how to win: 14 losses, and only a negative point differential of -48, which I feel is quite uncommon. Grogan only played in 8 games and struggled when he did, the defense was soft, and there were questions of leadership in regards to coaching and management. This season was an aberration though, and in every other season between 1976-1988 they were a factor (now the Baltimore Colts of the same era post-1977 were annually a bad team).

[@matthewdaley746]

They never recovered, (and, ultimately, moved), after the self-inflicted disaster, that was, "Ghost To The Post."

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gluserty Bingo, the Raiders didn't take the Colts seriously, at all, and, their luck ultimately ran out against the Broncos, the week after.

[@gluserty]

@@matthewdaley746 The officials blew the whistle at that AFC Championship Game though, in the Broncos favor just as it went for them against the Chargers in that 2008 game (Broncos love those whistleblowers).

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gluserty Who cares, the Raiders were only playing in that later Game because the Colts let them, John Madden gets way too much credit for 1976, the real MVPs, were, Ted Hendricks, and, The Football Gods, Tom Flores won twice as many SBs, with, objectively worse teams, coincidence, I think, not.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gluserty Yeah, they were the only teams they gave full effort against, and, it usually wasn't enough, anyway, fortunately, four things happened, first, the Dolphins fell apart after, Csonka, Kiick, and, Warfield, got greedy, second, Ted Hendricks arrived, third, The Stars Alligned perfectly in 1976, fourth, the Steelers went from experienced to old in 1980.

[@mrmonty86]

I want to see a video about Shawn Knight because he was one of the worst drafts picks in NFL history.

[@markmoseley5759]

New Orleans in the 70's and 80's.... yea, I get it. As to him joining the ministry... Dude, being a Christian, I understand.... sometimes The Lord calls ya..... and you HAVE to answer... and trust me, in our belief, The Lord knows where you are, no question. So, yea, I get that, too.

[@nasetvideos]

The JG9 Store is amazing--Excellent new merchandise....as for today's video, this was great. Wonderful story-telling and laying the context of how this all happened with Wallace Francis. What an incredible saga of the 1982 off-season.

[@OhThankKevin]

4:40 two people only Ahmad Rashad and Wallace Francis ... they were teammates on the 74 Bills (75 Rashad missed the entire season) and by 76 the Bills were no longer winning games

[@82dorrin]

I listened to this three times. Easily one of the most entertaining videos you've done recently.

[@karlcooper7016]

See talent is talent it doesn't matter what era they played in my point is that athletes nowadays aren't that much better than back then it's all relative.

[@CTubeMan]

New merch with what you said at 7:43?

[@bruiser6387]

89 all day

[@karlcooper7016]

He should have gone to Oakland but he did what made him happy good for him.

[@CutterHistorical]

The issue with 1978 playoff game was that the Eagles easily couldve won it with no time left but missed a simple FG

[@matthewdaley746]

They wouldn't have beaten the Steelers, anyway, simple, that's that.

[@CutterHistorical]

@@matthewdaley746 but I think the Cowboys would've got them first

[@matthewdaley746]

@@CutterHistorical Either, way, no, Championship.

[@jackmessick2869]

And missed an extra point, IIRC. Kicker Nick Mike-Mayer had been injured and they attempted to use their punter.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@jackmessick2869 It hasn't worked out.

[@stevewarren4813]

You don't like New Orleans either. Skol!!

[@matthewdaley746]

Adrian Peterson fumbled five times in that Game, losing three, if anything, Brett Favre saved his legacy by throwing the Game away, All Day, Fumbler, period.

[@stevewarren4813]

@@matthewdaley746 I watched that game live and cursed both Peterson and Favre. Er...Keenum to Diggs...Skol!!

[@matthewdaley746]

@@stevewarren4813 I blame the defender for showboating when he should have gone after the WR, but, the Saints would have beaten the Eagles, and, the Patriots would have taken them seriously in the SB, so, everything worked out in the end.

[@chadwickwhite6107]

NFL TRIVIA LIVE every Wednesday NIGHT on TWITCH. Win Cash PRIZES!!!!!!! Now the New England Patriots have ALWAYS BEEN and ALWAYS WILL be WORSE than a 39.6. They should just SPIKE the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play!!!!! This is WHY when they "Sign" a player off of waivers that they have NO IDEA WHERE he IS. PERIOD.