Friday, September 26, 2008

The NFL All-Name Team

Atari Bigby (Packers S) - simply awesome
Syndric Steptoe (Browns WR) - I couldn't even imagine this
Michael Bumpus (Seahawks WR) - What a funny name to say
Early Doucet (Cardinals WR) - Early for what?
Yamon Figurs (Ravens KR) - A Jamaican mathematician, perhaps?
Frostee Rucker (Browns DT) - My brother suggested you should really try ordering a "frostee rucker" at Wendy's, which would probably result in you getting kicked out. Totally worth it.
D'Qwell Jackson (Browns LB) - I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure this is the only d-q occurrence on the English language
Larry Foote (Steelers LB) - Just funny
Orpheus Roye (Steelers DT) - Sounds like a Shakespeare character
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Jets T) - It's the extra 'a' before the 'shaw' that really does it
N.D. Kalu (Texans DE) - What could possibly be so bad that you would prefer to go by 'N.D.'?
T.J. Rushing (Colts CB) - A more perfect name for football? I think not
Ashton Youboty (Bills CB) - No, no, you booty
Samson Satele (Dolphins C) - Great name for an offensive lineman
Le Kevin Smith (Patriots DT) - He's either a reserve DT for New England or the French version of the Lions' rookie RB
Nnamdi Asomugha (Raiders CB) - Any time you can start your name with two 'n's, it's a bonus
Jon Condo (Raiders OL) - ...and his made-up friends, Mike Apartment and Bill Townhouse
Terdell Sands (Raiders DE) - Heh, heh, heh...terd
Ebenezer Ekuban (Broncos DE) - Holy E's, Batman--His mom probably thought, "you know, I'll name my child after a character made popular by a cartoon duck"
Brandon Manumaleuna (Chargers TE), Legedu Naanee (Chargers TE), Scott Mruczkowski (Chargers LS) - The Chargers currently have the market cornered on unpronounceable names
Ikaika Alama-Francis (Lions LB) - Really? There's just too much going on here
Jimmy Kleinsasser (Vikings TE) - Nothing like a grown man going by "Jimmy," especially when his last name and body shape are so closely linked
Jamaal Fudge (Falcons CB) - Maybe he can hang out with Frostee Rucker
Mackenzy Bernadeau (Panthers G) - Apparently, he plays guard for the Panthers and is not, as I fully expected, a 12-year-old girl
Na'il Diggs (Panthers LB) - Still a classic
Jermon Bushrod (Saints T) - Totally sounds like the porn name you get when you combine your first pet's name and the street you grew up on
Buck Ortega (Saints TE) - ...or heir to the salsa fortune? You decide
Andrew Economos (Buccaneers LS) - Is this the singular form of 'economy'?
Sabby Piscitelli (Buccaneers S) - Clearly a character from Grease
Aqib Talib (Buccaneers CB) - There are very few words that end in 'b'--here's two of them
Brooks Bollinger (Cowboys QB) - Not an overly funny name, but he makes the list for continually defying logic and remaining on an NFL roster
Kay-Jay Harris (Giants RB) - For those who have difficulty deciphering basic letters like 'K' and 'J', we have the phonetical spelling
Chris Snee (Giants G) - Wasn't he in Peter Pan?
Guy Whimper (Giants OL) - Saddest name ever for an offensive lineman
Fred Smoot (Redskins CB) - Another classic--'smoot' should be a verb, as in "man, you got smooted on that one"
Tully Banta-Cain (49ers LB) - None of his three names will ever be mistaken for real words
Jeb Putzier (Seahawks TE) - Best redneck name in the NFL
Mansfield Wrotto (Seahawks G) - Oh boy, where to begin. There's so much wrong with this name, it offends me just looking at it
Richie Incognito (Rams G) - as what? you might ask
Dane Looker (Rams WR) - as in Dane "I'm not much of a...

and for a coach, we go to the college ranks for Houston Nutt.

and one final fun fact: There are not 1, but 2 players in the NFL with the last name McQuistan. Go figure.

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