{"id":15655,"date":"2024-12-03T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15655"},"modified":"2024-12-03T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:23:01","slug":"video-nfl-icon-bo-jackson-explains-the-crazy-reason-why-he-doesnt-watch-football-and-it-actually-makes-a-ton-of-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15655","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: NFL Icon Bo Jackson Explains The Crazy Reason Why He Doesn\u2019t Watch Football, And It Actually Makes A Ton Of Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0star Bo Jackson no longer watches football.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, an iconic two-sport athlete who was a top running back in the NFL and a stud in the MLB, is one of the most renowned sports figures ever. The former Heisman Trophy winner terrified defenses in the pros from 1987-1990, also playing baseball from 1986-1994.<\/p>\n<p>He is the only athlete in American sports history to be an All-Star in two different professional sports out of the four major leagues, having made the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pro-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Bowl<\/a>\u00a0in 1990 and the All-Star game in 1989.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He could run past you.<\/p>\n<p>He could run through you.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoJackson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BoJackson<\/a> was DIFFERENT. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raiders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Raiders<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OnG8J2919T\">pic.twitter.com\/OnG8J2919T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLLegacy\/status\/1062813222544142337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite leaving an indelible mark on the game of football, Bo refuses to watch it nowadays.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-bo-jackson-no-longer-watches-football\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Bo Jackson No Longer Watches Football<\/h2>\n<p>Jackson revealed as much while speaking to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/marshawn-lynch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshawn Lynch<\/a>\u00a0and Michael Robinson on the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GetGotPod\/status\/1863656725443736030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go Get Pod<\/a>,\u2019 explaining his reasons for ditching the gridiron as a spectator activity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s like this \u2013 if you know how to do something, and you did it right, that was my job. I know I did my job right. I did my job to the best of my ability,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he said.<em>\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t need to watch somebody else do my job, or do what I used to do as a job.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863656725443736030&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fvideo-nfl-icon-bo-jackson-explains-the-crazy-reason-why-he-doesnt-watch-football-and-it-actually-makes-a-ton-of-sense%2F&amp;sessionId=aae33dea2b64cdd33db089c9b227edc790b34790&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1863656725443736030\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jackson also intimated that the game has become a bit extra due to excessive celebrating, claiming he\u2019d rather not have to watch a dance contest.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBesides, for me, right now, and I can\u2019t take nothing from these young cats playing, but I\u2019d rather watch football,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he continued.<em>\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t need to see a dance contest. I don\u2019t need to see a celebration. I don\u2019t need to see that, dude.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0and\u00a0MLB\u00a0star Bo Jackson no longer watches football. 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