have carried additional meaning as a result<\/a>, and he knows his dad would have cherished this one in particular.<\/p>\n\u201cThat motivates me a lot too,\u201d he said. \u201cThis seems like a monumental night for me and my family, and that\u2019s something my dad would absolutely love. He would have thought it was the coolest thing ever. I\u2019m so thankful, and I think that\u2019s one of the coolest milestones of my career \u2014 a bobblehead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexander understands exactly what receiving a bobblehead means from a fan\u2019s perspective, which is what made the moment even more special.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember having bobbleheads, me and my brother,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI remember one time forcing my mom to take us to a San Francisco Giants game so we could get Mois\u00e9s Alou bobbleheads. It always meant something to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
When the Alouettes informed Alexander he would be receiving the same treatment, there was only one thing on his mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I told my family, it was a no-brainer. I needed to find a way to get them here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first 5,000 fans in attendance received the limited-edition collectible. They were a hot commodity, and their popularity has made it difficult for even the man featured to get enough for his inner circle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m taking as many as I can, 200-plus requests for bobbleheads, and I\u2019m like, \u2018I can\u2019t,’\u201d Alexander said with a laugh. \u201cI\u2019ve got to figure it out, maybe start stealing some.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Portland State product finished 20-of-22 for 260 yards and two touchdowns, exiting the game after three quarters with a blowout already assured.<\/p>\n
While the night revolved around him and his success, Alexander made it clear that individual recognition is not what drives him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re chasing greatness,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe that we\u2019ve got a lot more in the tank. We\u2019re trying to do something that\u2019s never been done before in everything that we do. We\u2019re trying to figure out the next feat, but most importantly, it\u2019s about winning. If we win this game, 1-0. We win this game, 1-0.\u201d<\/p>\n
For one night, Alexander was the face of the most sought-after giveaway in Montreal. When he left Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, there was only one thing on his mind: getting ready for the next game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 27-year-old spent the week reflecting on the journey that brought him to this moment, with several family…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[349,350,1192,1193,55975,351,352,17170,51646,354,55976,355,50],"class_list":["post-176782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-3down","tag-3downnation","tag-alouettes","tag-als","tag-bobblehead","tag-canadian","tag-cfl","tag-davis-alexander","tag-father","tag-football","tag-giveaway","tag-league","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}