No Excuses

So today was the annual Thanksgiving Football Game.  For the past three years I was not able to attend it due to the fact that I was away at college, so this was my first game back. This football game is always tackle without football equipment, So there is a risk for injury.  This year we did have a few of them.  I think is more on the side of stupidity than just an accidental injury.  The first was Luis.  He came in to tackle my younger cousin Eric and their heads collided.  He should have kept his head up, and never would have gotten a cut on his head. This one was not too bad considering what happened next.  Adam came on a blitz a was not picked up.  He had a free shot at the quarterback, but went for the ball instead.  The result was his face smashing into the quarterbacks arm while he was throwing the ball.  It turned out that he lft the game with a broken nose.  Not to good.  Overall it was a good turnout and everyone had fun. Can’t wait to play in some real football.

I never would have guessed that I would have an opportunity to play football again, but I was wrong.  There is a semi-pro football league in Sacramento that I could possibly play in.  Don’t get it twisted, It’s not as cool as it sounds.  It’s a football league that I would compare to slow pitch softball or rec-league basketball.  It’s a league that you have play in and have to supply all your own equipment, but is an opportunity to pad up again and play for the love of the game.  There are a lot of guys out there that think they still have something to prove, or think that they still can make it to the NFL, but I am neither of those.  I do not have anything to prove because I had the opportunity to play at a four year university, and I do not have any aspirations of making it to the NFL.  I just want to go out there purely for the love of the game. This would be a big commitment that I would have to make, considering that I have a chance to make a career change and I would not want to take time away from that.  I’ll keep you posted on the decision I make.

Michelle and I went for a slow ride.  We went along the river and saw some picnic tables that we’ll have lunch at next time we ride.  The weather here is so nice.  I guess being in North Dakota the last 3 years I forgot what it was like here this time of year.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 11/15/2008
• Time: 09:30:00
• Total Time: 00:40:00.00
• Distance: 6 miles
• Average Speed: 9 mph