Bino eats up finale

NEWPORT BEACH — First the food inspector arrived two hours late to the tailgate party for Mr. Irrelevant.

For that Irrelevant Week’s hot dog crew started late grilling its dogs. The three other hot dog stands were ready to feed the masses in a fenced parking lot, where it cost $15 to get in and meet Ramzee Robinson.

Then word spread at Rudy’s Pub & Grill that Mr. Irrelevant XXXII was running late for Friday night’s festivities.

Now it makes sense why the football experts called the former University of Alabama defensive back “slow” when he was picked last in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Fans like Doug Brown could only eat so many hot dogs while waiting for the Detroit Lions rookie to appear.

“Plus, Rudy’s hot dogs suck,” said the 54-year-old, adding that he does the printing for Rudy’s, allowing him to eat there for free all the time.

“Is this guy going to show up?”

Robinson did. Two hours after the doors opened at 5:30 p.m. Making him late were interview requests, from the NFL Network to a radio station to newspapers. Everyone wanted to talk to Mr. Irrelevant.

What did they ask?

“Same stuff you know everybody asked me,” said the 23-year-old, exhausted of all the drivel that began Sunday and ends today, when he leaves for Florida for the rookie symposium.

So Robinson instructed his Irrelevant date and uncle, Majin Childress, to do the talking before finding himself another date. Well, the tailgate party called for a Miss Irrelevant contest.

There were plenty of head turners before the contest was scheduled to begin. One beauty greeted Robinson with a “Can I give you a hug?”

“That’s for later,” said Childress, who almost talks as much as he drinks.

That makes the 32-year-old landscaper from Huntsville, Ala., a social butterfly. He’ll tell you stories for hours, fun stories. Never bore you.

“You want to know how our day started, right?” asked Childress, before explaining how he and his nephew ate another free hotel breakfast and how they surprised each other with matching outfits for the day.

Uncle sported a clean and matching baby blue linen shirt and pants with white Nikes. Nephew a baby blue linen shirt with Spanish white linen pants and brown Steve Madden kicks.

“We just have the same taste,” Childress said.

Robinson heard that and looked over annoyed, but he didn’t open his mouth. Too tired to do that.

Back to Childress and how the two spent their day.

“We were in Los Angeles and I was loving it. I was like, ‘Wow! I can’t believe I’m in Los Angeles. I was in heaven,” he said. “I got out [of the car] and said, ‘I’m in Los Angeles.’”

By then everyone in the parking lot figured out that Childress had actually visited Los Angeles for the first time.

Who did Childress and Robinson meet? Terrell Davis, former Super Bowl MVP with the Denver Broncos turned football analyst with the NFL Network.

Made sense Mr. Irrelevant XXXII would get interviewed by the Super Bowl XXXII MVP.

Thank Melanie Salata-Fitch, head of Irrelevant Week, for playing the roman numerals game.

Childress did because he met his idol while starring at Butler High in Huntsville.

“He was sitting there in the makeup room, and I was like, ‘Who’s that dude?’” Childress asked his nephew. “I just looked over there and said, ‘Man! That’s Terrell Davis.’

“I was talking smack to him like, ‘You lucky I hurt myself, because if I would’ve met you on the football field, I’d probably knock you out.”

Someone reminded Childress that probably wouldn’t happen. Remember, Davis played through migraine headaches and earned the Super Bowl MVP against the Green Bay Packers.

Childress gave Davis credit, even that “Mile High Salute” in which Davis used a military-style salute to fans after scoring a touchdown.

“I said, ‘You the one that made me work out and make my arms like that,’” Childress said. “He has some big arms.”

By then Robinson had enough.

“Shut up dude,” Robinson told his uncle before reminding him what he will have to do after his first trip to California ends. “It’s time to go out there and get ready and go back to work dude.”

DAVID CARRILLO PEÑALOZA may be reached at (714) 966-4612 or at david.carrillo@latimes.com.