The NFL Honors program was on TV tonight.
And the giants of the gridiron paraded onto the stage in their GQ's-got-nothing-on-us suits, looking incredibly sharp and not at all like the sweat-flinging, Gatorade-chugging, mud-splattering men we see charge down the field each week.
They were charming, they were eloquent (or they weren't), but most of all, they were a reminder that (brace yourselves, hardcore fans), life does exist outside of football. The most "awww"-inducing moment of the night was Matt Birk reading to his kids and winning the Walter Payton award in honor of his very successful children's literacy program.
The moments worthy of the most cat calls? Any time Aaron Rodgers walked across the stage. MVP status, that's all I'm saying.
After completing my first fantasy football season, I am very excited to watch my first Super Bowl with knowledge of more than a few players' names and games. Commercials, I am so over you and your pre-releases and teaser ads. Where is your mystique? Give me some good ol' football anyday.
Here's to the year of the quarterback!
