Ravenwood - 01/28/05 06:15 AM
Have you ever wondered what happens at the bottom of a football pile? Check out this account by Ike Reese, a linebacker for the Eagles.
"When we played the Patriots last year [Eagles running back] Brian Westbrook fumbled a punt, and we were all down there scrambling for it. [Patriots linebacker] Mike Vrabel had my testicles in his hand, and he was squeezing them. Where the football ends up depends on who has the strongest will or the strongest hands. Guys reach inside the face mask to gouge your eyes. But the biggest thing is the grabbing of the testicles. It is crazy."SI has plenty more.
Playing that game and not wearing a cup? :(
Posted by: charlie32 at January 28, 2005 8:55 AMI played from 4th grade to my senior year in high school and never wore a cup. Those who did quickly found out that the injuries caused by the cup could be as bad or worse than those that the cup might prevent.
Not to mention, if I am in a pile and I decide to persuade you to loosen your grip on the ball by putting a grip on yours, a cup is not going to stop me.
Posted by: Nick Bourbaki at January 28, 2005 9:46 AMThey make soft cups (as opposed to the hard plastic ones.) They are all the rage in baseball and paintball -- I'm surprised they haven't made it into football.
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