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E.J. Tackett on the value of his 10-year deal with MOTIV, his friendly rivalry with Belmo, why getting beat is different than losing, and much more

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:00 am
E.J. Tackett on the value of his 10-year deal with MOTIV, his friendly rivalry with Belmo, why getting beat is different than losing, and much more
E.J. Tackett. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
E.J. Tackett made arguably the biggest news in bowling in November when he signed a 10-year deal that cements him as the face of MOTIV well into the future, perhaps ultimately becoming to MOTIV what Johnny Petraglia has been to Brunswick. That set off plenty of speculation on social media about the terms of the deal, and also gave me a great reason to do my first extended interview with Tackett since after the powerful right-hander won the PBA World Championship and was named Player of...