Apparently there’s a football game coming up this weekend. People seem pretty interested in it and we all know how much NFL players like to try out the American Ninja Warrior course. So we thought we’d kick off a discussion combining the two.
We asked the writers at SB Nation’s team sites to pick which NFL player they think would do the best on the American Ninja Warrior course. Here’s what they said:
Seattle Seahawks
Field Gulls: Jon Ryan
Why: “Because he's got experience; Ryan was on America Ninja Warrior once already. He's a true do-it-all punter.” [He competed in Venice during the 2015 season.]
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New England Patriots
Pats Pulpit: Julian Edelman
Why: “Played offense, defense, special teams over course of career”
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Oakland Raiders
Silver and Black Pride: Taiwan Jones
Why: “Ran a 4.33 40 coming out of college where he was a three-way star as a running back, cornerback, and return specialist. These days for the Raiders he is a running back out of the spread and a heat seeking missile as a gunner on special teams.”
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Kansas City Chiefs
Arrowhead Pride: Eric Berry
Why: “Because he's super human and already beat cancer”
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Miami Dolphins
The Phinsider: Jarvis Landry
Why: “He's got the best hands at the Pro Bowl, hands that have shown their strength game after game, key for so many obstacles on the course. While he may not be the fastest player, he never quits and can do just about anything to pick up that extra yard - or get up a Warped Wall.”
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Behind the Steel Curtain: Antonio Brown
Why: “The man is an athletic freak, and his ability to show off his speed and agility would be awesome. Not to mention he has front-flipped into the end zone and ninja kicked a punter in the face before!”
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Green Bay Packers
Acme Packing Company: Ty Montgomery
Why: “As David Bakhtiari said once, ‘He's muscles on muscles on muscles.’ No further explanation needed.”
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Atlanta Falcons
The Falcoholic: Taylor Gabriel
Why: “Because you're not sure how he does the things he's done, and he's finished the course before you can process them.”
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New York Giants
Big Blue View: Odell Beckham
Why: No explanation given [Which is a statement in itself.]
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Detroit Lions
Pride of Detroit: DeAndre Levy
Why: “Levy has spent his off-seasons doing crazy things in the past, including walking on the wing of an airplane.”
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Dallas Cowboys
Blogging the Boys: Byron Jones
Why: “Combine numbers were crazy, rated as a 3 Sigma athlete, Sparq rating was off the charts, set a record with a 12' 3" broad jump at combine.”
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Houston Texans
Battle Red Blog: JJ Watt
Why: No explanation given [Again, that’s just like a mic drop.]
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Posted by American Ninja Warrior Nation on Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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