Gotta Love the XOFL
Topic: Preseason
Ogdensburg, NJ-- It was about 2:00 when I arrived to Madison Drive, home of the XOFL. I was a little late and missed Game 1 of a five game day, but I arrived just in time for the highlight of the day. This is what the XOFL is all about. After Joe Byrne, who was subbing for Adam Bowlby, started off the game with an Interception, caught by Rog Guild, Team Walmart was the team with momentum over league favorites, the British Gentlemen. Jeremy Carter then followed with 2 incompletions, and then it happened. On a routine play, like any other play in the XOFL, Jeremy Carter dropped back on 3rd and 2 and lobbed one up for 6'1 WR Rocky Tironi to take a chance at. Tironi leaped to try and catch the pass surrounded by several defenders, but came down hard into a pile of both opponents and his own teammates. As soon as he hit the ground, failing to catch the pass, he was nailed in the face by his own teammate, Rog Guild. Tironi quickly laid out on the pavement, only to then find out his nose was pouring blood. After a steady flow of blood coming out of the nose for about 5 minutes, they finally decided to get him some paper towels. Tironi was forced to sit out a few plays in order to stop the bleeding, but Tironi re-entered the game only 3 series later. Bloody towels, blowing in the wind across the field, play went on. Tironi didn't make much of a difference once he was in against the British Gentlemen, in fact, he only caught 6 passes, and threw an interception, but he showed what the XOFL is all about. He came back into the game with the assistance of Travis Wenz helping him shove paper towels up his nose. When Wenz shoved one up his nose too far, Tironi responded with, "Thats enough! It doesn't need to go to my brain." Gotta love the XOFL