Advertisement: Autograph signing events were also popular before COVID-19. An autograph seeker could buy a ticket to the events, meet an athlete there and an item signed, then pose for a photo with the athlete. The pandemic has put a stop to that. Jeff Thalblum, owner of Free Agent Sports, which stages autograph sessions with popular sports figures, said the last event that he held before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic featured Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald. “A person would get to meet this legend, would get to meet Larry in-person and get his autograph on the item that they choose,” Thalblum said. “And they also get their picture taken with him. And you have about a 30-second time there where they’re actually standing right next to Larry Fitzgerald, who’s sitting at a table.
Sorry, buddy : Athletes saying no to autograph seekers symbolic of COVID-19 era
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