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Thursday’s Hot Clicks: Jacoby Brissett Has Some Questions About Outer Space
The NFL should include science classes
Professional athletes are just like us—they post dumb thoughts on social media. But because they’re famous athletes, people actually pay attention to them. Take, for example, this tweet from Colts backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett.
The replies are an absolute mess, with dozens of people contributing their own theories on an easily Google-able conundrum. Wading into the comments will leave you at least five percent dumber. Brissett’s former NC State teammate B.J. Hill, now a defensive lineman for the Giants, came through with one of the most galaxy-brained responses.
But luckily there is one NFL player who is eminently qualified to answer such questions. Steelers backup QB Josh Dobbs studied aerospace engineering at Tennessee, so he knows more about space than anybody else in the league. Dobbs tried to help Brissett out by providing a simple answer.
Well there you have it! Surely Brissett was satisfied with that explanation and didn’t raise an even more mind-melting issue...
Man, NFL training camp really needs to start soon so these guys have something better do to than ponder the mysteries of the universe and brag about not vaccinating their kids.
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