Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:48 am EDT
If
you do, Pierre Garcon will get a few dollars, and then none of us will feel so
bad if he ends up not making an NFL roster.
Who is Pierre Garcon, you might ask? He was the sixth-round draft pick of the Indianapolis Colts, a wide receiver, and a former Mount Union MUCaw. He is also, to the best of my knowledge, the first 6th-round draft pick from the 2008 class to have his own website. I believe it's self-designed.
On top of that, he is the only NFL player I know of who is actively seeking revenue through the Amazon.com advertising program.
Check it out for yourself at PierreGarconLive.com. You can read Pierre's bio, buy a Nintendo Wii, see pictures of Pierre in action, buy a digital camera, see videos of Pierre's highlights at Mount Union, buy an iPhone, email Pierre, buy a GPS system, buy an iPod nano, or buy some Indiana Jones DVDs. It's the full Pierre Garcon experience.
The launch of PierreGarconLive.com was trumpeted in The Review of Alliance, Ohio this morning. There is, of course, the obligatory reference to Gilbert Arenas, the czar of athlete presence on the web. But Pierre himself had little to say on the website, other than this on the About Us page: "Thanks for being a devoted fan. Hard work and determination and the support of you guys got me here, I will continue to work hard and will not let you guys down. God Bless!"
Maybe it's not quite Arenas-esque, but at least Pierre does his own web design and typing. He gets props for that. And it convinced me to buy 11 bottles of Pierre Cardin cologne, book a stay at the Hotel Pierre, and enroll in Pierre College. Those ads work. I'm going to smell fantastic while showing off my online degree as I enjoy the Hotel Pierre's complimentary continental breakfast.
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