Chiefs *****The Steven Nelson Thread*****

Frosty · 05-05-2015, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Faddy Yomama

Mighty mouse!

Charles Davis and his stupid "Mighty Mouse" nickname can bite me. Nelson isn't particularly short for a CB and he is pretty thick. The original Mighty Mouse, Mark McMillian, was 5' 7" 154 lbs, so it the nickname was appropriate. Nelson is over 5' 10" and 200 lbs. Not very mouse-like.

Faddy Yomama · 05-06-2015, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Charles Davis and his stupid "Mighty Mouse" nickname can bite me. Nelson isn't particularly short for a CB and he is pretty thick. The original Mighty Mouse, Mark McMillian, was 5' 7" 154 lbs, so it the nickname was appropriate. Nelson is over 5' 10" and 200 lbs. Not very mouse-like.

Considering most corners in the league now are 6'0 the nickname seems appropriate, back then 5'9 was your average corner. He's a throwback.