Rams' William Hayes believes in mermaids, but not dinosaurs
William Hayes of the Rams believes dinosaurs never existed.
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William Hayes believes in mermaids. William Hayes doesn't believe in dinosaurs.
How do we know this? ESPN's Nick Wagoner spoke with Hayes and Chris Long, both of whom are defensive ends for the Rams. In that story, which is well worth a read because it's incredibly fun, Long claims that Hayes doesn't believe in dinosaurs but somehow believes in mermaids.
According to Long, Hayes "thinks archaeologists place bones underground like a parent would place Easter eggs."
Hayes does not refute Long's claim.
"No, I don't believe dinosaurs existed," Hayes said "Not even a little bit. With these bones, it's crazy because man has never seen a dinosaur, we can agree on that, right? But we know exactly how to put these bones together? I believe there is more of a chance you will find a mermaid than you will a dinosaur because we find different species in the water all the time.
"I don't understand how [Long] just believes in dinosaurs. That's just crazy to me. We know they died. We know what a T-Rex eats? That don't sound crazy to you? We have never seen a dinosaur before but we know exactly where every single rib [was] and which rib goes where. That's crazy to me."
Hayes isn't alone in his belief. If he's looking to form an anti-dino club, he should call up Carl Everett. The former MLB outfielder once told Sports Illustrated that dinosaurs "didn't exist."
From Tom Verducci's story in 2000:
"God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve," Everett said last Friday, before the Red Sox lost two of three in Atlanta. "The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex."
What about dinosaur bones?
"Made by man," he says.
There are no words.
