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That time I played women’s pro football. Yuh-huh.

     

    “I nodded along with their rationale, ignoring the premonition of myself laid prone like Wile E. Coyote post-steamroller”

    BravaBlaze

    photos by Sarah Maughan

    I don’t just LTYM and mother and wife and write. I also go on assignment for Brava Magazine as a self-proclaimed fitness-for-spazzes columnist. They’ve sent me on missions involving archery, squash, Brazilian dance, Qi Gong, aerial yoga, running, swimming lessons, and in May I played football. Not flag football, not powderpuff, nope not foosball either (too dangerous). I trained with Madison’s full-on tackle women’s pro football team. You can read about it in this month’s issue, or click over here (turn to page 14-16 and click to enlarge).

    Or here’s a blog-readers-only special summary:

    Practice began with a toothless man named Cupcake helping me into a helmet and pads with his evil-clown tattooed arm, and ended up with me covered in sweat in the center of a team huddle. In between, I bobbed and weaved under the weight of my gear, while missing catches and those hard-to-land high-fives from my teammates. Had it been a game, The Blaze would’ve carried me off the field atop their shoulders, doused me in Gatorade, and sent me on my way with a slow-clap. I’m sure of it…

    0 thoughts on “That time I played women’s pro football. Yuh-huh.”

    1. I’m sorry but you look like the Before picture in one of those comic book cartoons for muscle powders. In a good way, I mean, but dude. I have heard of suffering for your art but you really took one for the team this time. (Didja see what I did there?)

      Glad you lived to write about it!

    2. Is lingerie football the next thing you’re gonna tackle?

      Also I’ve always wanted to get a slow clap from an audience. Definitely on my bucket list.

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