NFL NAMES

American football is a weird, though exciting, game. But one of the weirdest aspects of it is the names of some of the players, which must be unique to this planet. I was moved to think about it by hearing the name Barkevius Mingo, who plays for the Cleveland Browns in the game I was watching this afternoon.

Here are some other examples, and I have only got to F on the list of current players.

Leger Douzable
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Vontaze Burfict
Plaxico Burress
Tashard Choice
Joplo Bartu
Arrelious Benn
Da'Quan Bowers

Compared with them, Walter Blotscher sounds crushingly ordinary.

Walter Blotscher