Former NFL star Jim Everett wants to 'put the past behind him' after infamous altercation with Jim Rome

Jim Everett was a solid quarterback during his time in the NFL, leading the league in touchdown passes in 1988 and 1989 and earning a Pro Bowl selection with the Los Angeles Rams in 1990.

But what Everett fans remember most is his incident with then-ESPN anchor Jim Rome shortly after he was traded to the New Orleans Saints. Rome taunted Everett by calling him “Chris” — a reference to the women’s tennis star — after he implied that Everett wasn’t the type to take hits during games.

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Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jim Everett (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

During the 1994 interview between Rome and Everett, Rome repeatedly teased Everett. The quarterback implied that a physical confrontation would occur if Rome continued to do so. When the commentator repeated the same behavior, Everett shoved Rome to the ground and knocked over a table between them. There were no injuries and no legal action was taken as a result of the incident.

It remains a classic television moment.

Everett appeared on “The Ricky Cobb Show” on Thursday and spoke about the incident with the OutKick host. He said Rome called it a “mistake” about 10 years ago.

Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jim Everett (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

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“Actually, there wasn’t really a back and forth. Did he apologize? No, he didn’t. And then, finally, I would say about 10 years ago, he finally said, ‘Hey, that was a mistake, and this and that.’ So, I get it,” Everett said. “And I get where he was coming from because our team wasn’t winning at the time, and you blame the quarterback, and you blame me, and I could have played better at times, too.”

“I get it. It was so far-fetched. We were looking at doing a commercial that was going to make us a good six-figure salary, and (Rome) said no. I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ So I’m pretty open to it and I would reach out to Professor Cobb on his show right now and say, ‘Jim, let’s do something together because this is too much fun to not make money.’”

“I would be totally open to doing something with him and Chris Evert. I think it would be a wonderful thing to put the past behind us, for sure.”