euphemistic use of "exempt"

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 17, 2014, at 4:42 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> But it makes it sound like a break for him, doesn't it?
> 
> 
> Yes, it does. But, of course, every practice and every game that he misses
> erodes his skills and makes it less likely that he can maintain his value
> to the team. Can anyone recall the name of the injured quarterback
> permanently replaced by the previously unheard-of reserve player, Tom Brady?
> 
> "Drew"(?) somebody, was it?

Bledsoe.

--LH, Pats fan 

(Bledsoe came in for an injured Brady during their first Super Bowl run, leading them to a win against the Steelers in the second round of the playoffs before resuming his place on the bench when Brady recovered, and then was the starter for Buffalo for several years.)


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