Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert Theismannis an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He played quarterback in the National Football Leagueand Canadian Football League, achieving his most enduring fame in 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive appearances to Super Bowl XVIIand Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth9 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
Over the last three years, I found myself getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. After a while, I began to accept that going to the bathroom so frequently was simply part of aging after hitting 50.
He's playing the best football now. Maybe he doesn't get the records, maybe he doesn't have the yards or have the most touchdown passes, but from a game operational standpoint, I think Tom Brady throws the ball as well as anybody in football, manages the game as well as anybody in football, and has three rings on his fingers in the last four years, and he's a winner.
his accuracy, leadership skills and the way he manages a football game.
Believe me, those 20-some minutes make a difference. It's the difference between you falling asleep in the fourth quarter or being awake for the end of the game.
Back when we played, they were like molded to your head. Football players are a finicky bunch. A running back likes his leg pads to fit just right. Some players like their shoulder pads to fit a certain way. We all have our idiosyncrasies and quirks.
efficient way they mix the pass and run.
Can they co-exist? Absolutely. They've been together for a year, T.O. knows the offense, he's an incredible athlete in fabulous shape, and I think he understands now that the best thing for him is to shut up, play football, help this team get to another Super Bowl and win it.
For me, Monday night still is the big night for football in the NFL. It's the last football game of the week and it's a showcase for all the players.
They went to the NFC Championship game without T.O., they went to the Super Bowl without T.O. - I don't know what makes him think he's so important,
Everybody knows it takes 49 players to make a team, but without Big John this would not be a championship squad.
He's away from the game for 12 years and we expect him literally to walk on water his first time back.
During a routine physical, I asked my doctor about the signs indicating an enlarged prostate. He explained the symptoms, which basically matched what I was experiencing. During my checkup, he found that I did indeed have an enlarged prostate.
Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.