T-Jack's mom speaks up for her son

Benched Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson called and told his mom on Wednesday that he had lost the starting job to "HeadButt"Gus Frerotte. Sanque Jackson said she will be coming to Minnesota anyway, she said.
"I'm not canceling my trip; he's still on the team regardless," she said from Montgomery, Ala. "It's still his team whether he's starting or not, so I'm supporting him. I'll be there."

Mrs. Jackson said Tarvaris expressed disappointment when he called with the news.
"Because he didn't expect it to happen," she said. "But it's not like he blew his mind, either. He's handling it pretty well.
"You know we're not going to like it, but that's the way it is. You have to do whatever it takes to win the game.
"But I don't think they really gave him a fair shake because, if you're running the ball more than you're throwing the ball, then how is he going to be comfortable with his position? How's he going to be comfortable passing to his receivers if he's not been able to throw it enough?"

Frerotte is still best known for head-butting a padded wall in a game against the Giants in 1997.

Redskins quarterback Gus Frerotte escapes a Giant defender on his way to a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Frerotte would injure his neck celebrating the touchdown

From the Washington Post:

Frerotte did not start the second half of the Redskins' overtime tie against the New York Giants after head-butting a padded wall in the end zone in celebration after scoring on a one-yard run late in the first half.
He ended up with a sprained neck and a trip to the hospital.
On a third-and-goal play from the 1, he had rolled out of the pocket looking for a receiver. When he saw a clear path in front of him, Frerotte dashed toward the goal line and just managed to get into the right front pylon of the south end zone ahead of two Giants defenders.
Frerotte kept running toward the corner of the stadium. First he spiked the football against the wall, then he stopped momentarily and continued celebrating his team's first score by butting the top of his helmeted head into a padded wall. He clearly recoiled after the impact.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/gamerep/week13/qb24.htm

In a comically tragic turn of events last night, Washington quarterback Gus Frerotte knocked himself out of the Redskins' pivotal NFC East matchup with New York, spraining his neck by head-butting the wall behind the north end zone after his scrambling touchdown run in the second quarter. X-rays of Frerotte's neck were negative