Jim Everett Seeks Closure on Jim Rome Feud

Jim Everett is a former quarterback turned television personality who played for the NFL team LA Rams. Many remember him for his blistering performances, but he is mainly recognized for significantly leading the game with the highest number of touchdown passes in 1988, replicated in 1989, a Pro Bowl earned in 1990, and the shocking television brawl with Jim Rome.

The episode took place a few weeks after Everett was signed up with the New Orleans Saints and was spurred by Rome’s insistent use of "Chris," referring to Everett, in a somewhat mocking manner since it referred to the lady tennis player Chris Evert and suggesting that Everett didn’t like to get hit in the football games.

The issue was further intensified during a 1994 interview when Everett warned Rome that if he pressed him any further, he would knock him out, after which they argued, and Everett shoved Rome down and flipped over a table between them.

There were no injuries or consequences of a legal nature for the participants. Nevertheless, the episode was an outrageous highlight of many in TV history.

Everett Reflects on Feud

Years later, Everett returned to this incident with "The Ricky Cobb Show," Outkick.

The interview took place in the context of that fight. He said Rome admitted he had made an error around ten years ago. "Well, there really hasn’t been [a] back-and-forth. Did he apologize? No, he didn’t. And then, finally, I would say about 10 years ago, he finally said, ‘Hey, that was a mistake, and this and that.’ So, I get it," Everett shared.

"And I get where he was coming from because our team wasn’t winning at the time, and you blame the quarterback, and you blame me, and I could have played better at times, too." Everett likewise revealed information about a lost commercial that was very profitable.

"I get the whole thing of it. It was just amped up so much. There was a commercial we were looking at doing, and it was going to pay a good six figures, and [Rome] turned it down. I’m like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ So, I’m kind of open to that and would reach out on Professor Cobb’s show right now and say, 'Jim, let’s do something together because this is too much fun to make it not profitable," he said.

"I would be way open to doing something with him and Chris Evert. I think it would be a wonderful thing to let bygones be bygones, for sure," Everett said, restoring the wheels of the fight and reframing the future.