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Following the 1989 regular season, Everett was reportedly "shellshocked" from the numerous times he was sacked and hit in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers (the 49ers won, 30-3). At one point in the game, Everett was so rattled that he collapsed to the ground in the pocket merely in anticipation of yet another sack, even though the 49ers' defensive players actually had not yet reached him – a play now known as Everett's "phantom sack". From then on he was perceived to shy away from hits, and later acknowledged that his confidence was never fully restored.

This reputation led to Everett's infamous 1994 confrontation with then Talk2 host Jim Rome. Rome had made a habit of mocking Everett's aversion to taking hits on the field by repeatedly addressing him as "Chris" Everett (a reference to the similarly-named female tennis player Chris Evert and thus an attack on Everett's masculinity). When Everett appeared as a guest on Talk2, Rome wasted no time, applying the insult twice within the show's first 10 seconds. Everett warned Rome not to do it again, implying that physical consequences would ensue otherwise. Everett, visibly angry by this point, then went on to challenge Rome, predicting that now that the warning had been issued, Rome would not dare to call him "Chris" again. Rome promptly did so a third time. Everett responded by physically charging Rome, overturning a table and knocking down Rome live on air before leaving the set. This incident was later parodied on an episode of Cheap Seats with Randy and Jason Sklar portraying the two (though instead arguing over the pronunciation of the name of ABC Wide World of Sports announcer Chris Economaki)(Coincidentally, the Sklar Brothers would later serve as guest hosts of Rome's radio show).