In a story that will undoubtedly leave you shaking your head and chuckling to yourself, a local father is reportedly convinced that his 6-year-old son is destined to become an NFL star as a quarterback, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Sources reveal that the father has been pushing his son to become a football prodigy since the boy could barely walk. Despite the lack of any discernible talent or genuine interest in the sport, the father remains convinced that his son is the next Tom Brady.
“He’s got the arm strength, the accuracy, the poise in the pocket,” the father reportedly boasted to a group of parents at a recent Pee-Wee football game. “I’m telling you, he’s going to be a superstar with that tight spiral.”
In reality, the likelihood of the boy becoming an NFL quarterback is on par with his chances of encountering a unicorn. He’s afraid of a shotgun snap, possesses the coordination of a newborn giraffe, and struggles to grasp the concept of an option play, let alone lead an NFL team to The Big Game.
Despite this glaring reality, the father has reportedly enrolled his son in exorbitantly priced football camps and subjected him to grueling two-a-day practices, despite being only 6 years old. Some sources reported that the boy spends more time playing in the dirt than actually practicing.
“I genuinely feel sorry for the kid,” commented one parent who witnessed the father’s behavior during a recent practice. “It’s as if he’s living vicariously through his son or something. No one who knows the boy can envision him as the star of the next State Farm Insurance ad campaign.”
At best, experts speculate that the boy may one day find success as at an unskilled postition such as Left Guard or Right Tackle, but the father seems determined to secure a more glamorous position for his son.
“I’m not giving up on him,” the father reportedly confided to his wife. “He has what it takes to be a quarterback, I just know it.”
However, at the rate things are progressing, the boy’s most likely role in the NFL will be that of a water boy. Hey, someone has to keep the players hydrated, right?
