Far be it from us to advise an NFL player on how to prepare for a game, but don’t do what Cam Skatebo did before. Thursday night football. One of the big moments early in the game was when Skatebo was thrown to the sideline, prompting the Giants’ medical staff to rush back and check on the running back.
It’s flu season, and a lot of people are out and about catching stuff right now – so the concern was understandable. Wildcard Skatebo’s reaction to barfing wasn’t exactly normal. The runner behind him seems to be laughing because he hit a piece on the bench, and is seen waving at the team of doctors as they try to check on him.
After the game, he explained that the disease or nerves got a better result – but the pretzel dog.
I love a good pretzel dog. In fact, if you can add a “pretzel” to anything, it tends to make it better. Again, this a heavy An item to eat before any athletic endeavor. I’m here wondering if it’s okay to have a protein bar 30 minutes after hitting the gym, and Cam Skattebo is downing pretzel dogs before competing in the toughest sport on the planet.
The real question is: Where did the pretzel dog come from? Teams always have a pregame meal for players, which normally happens three or four hours before kickoff, but there’s no way the Giants nutrition team is handing out pretzel dogs. Not because it’s fast food, but because they focus on lean proteins before games, and like to closely monitor players’ macros before kickoff.
This Cam Skatebo sent me down the rabbit hole to try and find where to find a pretzel-wrapped hot dog before the game — and wouldn’t you know what I found on Google Maps?
Wetzel’s Pretzels is just off the I-95 ramp on your way to the stadium. I’m sure Cam Skatebo stopped here to get a Wetzel dog on the way to the stadium. This is in no way a knock on Wetzel’s reputation, in which case I think they’ve made a mistake by making an NFL player eat their food before trying to complete it.
