Grown Men Behaving Like Children: An NFL Case Study

Professional athletes often acknowledge the fact that they're adults playing children's games for a living.

However, this doesn't mean they have to act like it.

Sadly, things got seriously infantile before the Redskins and Eagles hooked up in DC for the season finale.

In fact, the eventual 24-0 beating hadn't even begun.

 

Philly kicker Jake Elliott was going through his normal pre-game routine but had apparently strayed a bit too far into the Redskins' circle of trust, or whatever they call their area of the field.

It seems that Washington lineman Jonathan Allen didn't appreciate his personal space being violated in such a manner.

He decided to address the situation with his tiny counterpart:

 

Things appeared to be relatively cordial until several 'Skins players started doing their leg bends directly in front of Elliott.

Then the children came out to play:

 

Yeah, that'll learn him.

 

Tragically, nobody even bats an eye at this nonsense anymore, as the false bravado and endless machismo are simply the cost of doing business in the NFL.

 

Pee Wee and Francis would probably both fit right in on an NFL roster.

Anyhow, this sorta petulant behavior certainly isn't new.

 

Well, at least Cam didn't cut the feed to the network or slap the microphones out of their hands.