Sometimes a man just has to have a hot dog. During the New York Jets massacre this past Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was caught on camera scarfing down a hot dog. For some reason, the announcer took offense to his flippancy. This has apparently become a big story around the web, and I just had to weigh in on this.
The truth of the matter is Mark Sanchez had every right to eat that hot dog. Here are some of the reasons why:
- He was hungry.
- They were playing the Oakland Raiders so respect wasn’t an issue.
- He was hungry.
- The Jets had the game well in hand.
- He was hungry.
- Hot dogs rock!
- He was hungry.
It seems utterly ridiculous to me that anyone would make a big deal about Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines. It is not as though he was sitting there having chips and salsa. it was not a social function. With the way he was diving into that bad boy it would appear that he was simply hungry. I seriously doubt that it was a way for him to disrespect his teammates or opponents.
When asked about the situation, Mark Sanchez actually apologized and explained that he was simply hungry. I would not have apologized for one second. If you’re hungry, then you eat. Especially when you are burning tons of calories out on the football field. What’s next? Are we going to give players that get IVs during the game a hard time?
