Tackle football

I played tackle football on Saturday at Timpview with Toni's friends for the first time in two years. I forgot how much it hurts to be tackled, but it was so much fun. Everyone was mostly out of shape, especially me. For me, the whole two-hour game basically consisted of a few plays of total exertion, followed by a few plays of not moving. Still, I ended up extremely sore all over my body. I can barely move. On an early tackle I landed on my knee and hurt my MCL, which is the ligament that runs down the outside of your kneecap. It wasn't too bad, so I kept playing, but it is definitely strained. Also, we all got sunburned pretty badly.

I played offensive and defensive line for most of the game, but still got to catch a couple of touchdown passes and had a nice interception, which I returned a good ways before getting my face driven into the ground by a defender. There really is nothing better than the feeling of total exhaustion and soreness that comes after a good game of tackle football. Toni picked me up and took me to Will's Pit Stop for some Gatorade. Then we came home, made some hamburgers, and watched the BYU game while my body tightened up. What a beautiful Saturday. I can't wait for next weekend so I can do it all again.