NFL players eat at least 80,000 Uncrustables a year, staggering new analysis into the sport’s favorite snack has found.
The peanut butter and jelly sandwiches – available in your local supermarket – have become a staple part of players’ diet during practice and at halftime.
Uncrustables were created by former college receiver Len Kretchman and his wife, Emily, back in the 1990s. They are – as the name suggests – mass-produced sandwiches without a crust. They are sealed, round and they come in different flavors.
Travis Kelce has claimed that he eats more Uncrustables than ‘anything else in the world’ – and the Chiefs star is not alone.
According to The Athletic, who compiled information from across the NFL, teams go through up to 4,300 Uncrustables every week and more than 80,000 a year.
The snacks are most popular in the locker room of the Broncos, with players in Denver eating around 700 between them each week.
That is more than double the next highest team – the Seattle Seahawks – whose players go through around 320 Uncrustables a week.
Among the 24 teams who provided data, the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals eat the least – around 50 – while the Las Vegas Raiders enjoy about 60.
Some teams told The Athletic that they make their own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
The NFL reportedly requires home teams to provide 36 sliced oranges for their opposition but, according to The Athletic, many stars now eat Uncrustables at halftime instead.
It’s said that 49ers tight end George Kittle takes on two during every flight to a road game – and up to four on the journey home.
His quarterback Brock Purdy ate one in the locker room ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, when San Francisco was beaten by the Chiefs.
Kansas City star Kelce told his brother Jason last year: ‘I eat an Uncrustables probably more than I eat anything else in the world.’
