How did former football player Andre Rison get the nickname “Bad Moon”?”
He is also remembered for his life off the football field, which garnered him the nickname “Bad Moon” Rison from ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman, alluding to the song “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. In 1994, Rison’s Atlanta mansion was burned down by his then-girlfriend, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the R&B group TLC, resulting in the loss of all his possessions. He has also been arrested several times for failing to pay child support to Raycoa Handley, the mother of his two sons. This ultimately led to Rison getting sentenced to jail by an Atlanta court on December 8, 2004 for neglecting to pay the $127,000 in child support Handley claimed he owed her. On January 3, 2005, Rison was released from DeKalb County Jail after making a $10,000 payment.
Later career Rison later won a Super Bowl ring with the Packers and had a solid year with KC before finally retiring several years later. His final NFL season, with the Raiders in 2000, saw Rison catch 41 passes for 606 yards and 6 touchdowns. Rison finished his NFL career with 743 receptions for 10,205 yards and 84 touchdowns, along with 8 kickoff returns for 150 yards and 9 carries for 23 yards. He signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in August 2004, who went on to win the 92nd Grey Cup championship that year. He was released by the team in August 2005.[3][4] [edit]”Bad Moon” Rison He is also remembered for his life off the football field, which garnered him the nickname “Bad Moon” Rison from ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman, alluding to the song “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. In 1994, Rison’s Atlanta mansion was burned down by his then-girlfriend, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the R&B group TLC, resulting in the loss of all his possessions.
Andre Previn “Bad Moon” Rison (born March 18, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. Rison was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, from 1990–1993 and once again in 1997. Rison won a Super Bowl championship with the Green Bay Packers in 1996, scoring the first points of the game on a 54-yard touchdown catch. He also won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004. He is one of the few players to win professional football championships in both the United States of America and Canada. He was released by the Argonauts during the 2005 CFL season. He holds an NFL record for scoring a touchdown with 7 different teams. He was a star player at Flint Northwestern High School and in college at Michigan Stat
