The San Francisco 49ers have an emotional support dog. And it’s French.
The 49ers have a French Bulldog named Zoë as an emotional support dog for the players on their team.
When I was younger — much younger — the NFL didn’t have emotional support dogs. They had grown men on the field. I wonder what today’s players would do if they ended up having to play football against players from my youth.
New York Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle from 20 September 1964. Photo credit: Dozier Mobley/AP
I doubt most of them could have done what Y. A. Tittle (pictured above) did day in and day out.
I’m not saying I could have taken the abuse the NFL players heaped upon each other in those days. Heck, if I, in my prime (yes, I actually had a prime) took the hit that Y. A. Tittle took, I’d have wiped the blood out of my eyes, stood up, walked off the field, and not stopped until I got to my car. I don’t know that I would have taken those hits and come back for more. But Tittle did. And the other players of the era did. They were tough men, who if, after a game, encountered a French bitch named Zoë, would have done so at a whorehouse.
Next: participant trophies. The “Everybody is a Winner” Bowl.
15 bonus points for having a woman in the team.
Chinese national anthem to be played alongside the US one….and you do NOT take a knee for the Chinese one.
The toughest thing Y.A. did day in and day out was putting up with the people giggling under their breath and saying, “Tittle”.