New York Times Trend Piece Tackles the Vital Role of Wristbands in the NFL

Scout’s honor, we’re trying to believe in newspapers. But wow, sometimes they make it hard. Case in point, today’s The New York Times in-depth trend piece about how players in the National Football League are wearing wristbands… on their forearms.

Some football players, like Jets defensive end David Bowens, pull fat 2-inch wristbands up into the crook of the elbows. Some, like Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson, use scissors to cut a skinny edge from the elastic band for a thin strand.

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