Despite bounties and concussions and lawsuits and every other controversy imaginable, the NFL continues to drive interest like nothing else.
The latest piece of evidence comes from the fact that the day on which teams cut from 75 to 53 players has generated traffic that rivals the first day of the draft.
At there’s still plenty of time left. Final cuts aren’t due until 9:00 p.m. ET, and it’s all hands on deck for the duration.
That said, one set of hands needs to tap out soon. The high school football season kicks off tonight for Florio Jr., who’s now in the 10th grade, closing in on 16, strong enough to claim Alpha Male status in the household (then again, that happened four years ago), and starting tonight at left tackle and defensive end for Notre Dame High School.
I’ll be in touch with the rest of the crew, directing traffic and harvesting information. But the main priority tonight will be to balance pride and worry and the joy and sadness that comes from seeing that kid you used to toss into the air quickly and inevitably becoming a man.
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The visitors here love to give you grief, but….enjoy your weekend, and enjoy watching your son play. Hope he and his team do well.
Comes with getting old Mike. They can’t be kids forever.
I played against smaller kids in college than your son Florio. What are you feeding the kid?
Remind him…”don’t hit the head, don’t use the head”!
Don’t worry. These days the kiddos just move back into their childhood bedrooms indeffinitely after graduating college.
I know you are a proud father and we give you a hard time, but it’s all in good fun. Good luck to your kid tonight and see ya when you get back.
Well said…you are making me rethink my “Leave the Children Behind” policy that my wife and I enacted before we ever got married.
DE and LT, smart kid. Good luck!
PFT, DFB or DTF just keep the news coming
I have years to go before my son hits that age. I think I’ll enjoy tossing him in the air a few more years. That being said, don’t slack on the news.
Good luck! Be the hammer, not the nail!!
Hey Mike! How exciting and at the same time melancholy. Best of luck to you and Mike Jr.
Kid looks like a winner meaning he’ll play for the Redskins in 6 years.
That’s awesome Mike!! Enjoy!
Don’t always agree with your thought, but enjoy, good luck, and hey, a left tackle, maybe you won’t have to write stories for humps like me someday, LT’s get paid. Enjoy the holiday to you and too all, Happy Labor Day!
good luck to Notre Dame High School.
Go for it, Young Florio! Best years of your life are right in front of you; your team, teammates, mixing it up in the trenches, winning and losing and next week’s game….
Good luck to Jr.! Those were great years playing on Friday night!
Who’s gonna call the game? The refs are probably beat from working for the NFL last weekend.
Don’t always agree with you florio – but congrats to you and jr. – hope he has an awesome season!
Kid looks like a beast.
Future Tebow.
No kids in our home. Realize how lucky you are and cherish
meytonpanning said : “Kid looks like a beast.”
Like father, like son. Oh! Was that a hidden insult or a genuine compliment . ROTFLOL….