Michael Irvin recognized by would-be thiefs, avoids carjacking

By Chris Chase
Michael Irvin said he was driving to the gym when robbers pulled alongside him and flashed a gun at him along Marsh Lane near the Bush turnpike at about 9 p.m.
Irvin, who was driving a new, white Range Rover, said a truck followed him to a stoplight.
"I was looking in my rearview, and I saw this black truck flying up behind me," he said.
The passenger rolled down his window and pointed a gun at him. Irvin said his work on the field may have saved his life -- because the would-be carjacker recognized him.
"He put it away, because he recognized me. He said, 'Hey, Mike Irvin, what's up? Mike Irving, man, we are big Cowboy fans,'" Irvin said.
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