Kate Mara: Overeager boyfriend kicked Giants' Lombardi Trophy, so they broke up
In theory, 33-year-old actress Kate Mara is one of the most connected NFL women on the planet. Her uncle owns the New York Giants. Her mother’s family owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.
That’s NFL royalty right there. And it puts her in some interesting company and situations related to the monolithic league. One funny one years ago was with a British ex-boyfriend, Mara explained on her appearance on “Conan” on TBS. The boyfriend knew little of the NFL but did — as Brits are wont to do — love soccer.
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So it probably didn’t mean a ton to him when he suddenly saw the family rolling out the Lombardi Trophy shortly after the Giants had won the Super Bowl (we’re not sure if this was following the 2007 or 2011 season). The first indication should have been the requirement to handle it with white gloves, as Mara tells Conan O’Brien, but the boyfriend — eager as he was — might not have realized the rarity and significance of the moment.
Imagine what might have been going through the mind of Giants owner/exec Tim Mara then as he watched the lad fumble the trophy, then kick-save it with his foot (while wearing steel-toed shoes, no less) and slightly dented one of sports’ most hallowed trophies. Kate explains that the moment pretty much put the boy on dad’s persona non grata list and that was that.
Here’s the full interview:
The good news now is that Mara’s current squeeze, also a Brit, reportedly has studied up on the NFL to impress her, so maybe he won’t try to do foot tricks with the Lombardi Trophy if they keep dating and, you know, the Giants can win another Super Bowl.
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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter!
