Article content It turns out that your child may have more in common with Travis Kelce than just their love for Taylor Swift. According to a report by The Athletic, when it comes to snacking habits, the big, mean titans of the gridiron share a love for a snack that is very much on most children’s radar. After reporting a few years ago that orange slices were a “secret” go-to halftime snack for NFL teams, the outlet also learned that many players opted for a different kid-friendly option to recharge: Uncrustables.
After learning about NFLers’ love for the sealed, crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich snacks, it then began to collect data about how many teams would consume – and the results in some cases were startling. The outlet collected data from 24 of the NFL’s 32 teams at the end of the 2023 season about the snack and learned that, when including games, practices and training camps, players “easily go through at least 80,000 Uncrustables a year.” With the average Uncrustable measuring about 10 cm, that means the amount of snacks that players consume would span the length of roughly 74 football fields.
NFL players are consuming Uncrustables before practices and during halftimes at a staggering rate According to The Athletic, players are eating at least 80,000 Uncrustables per year The weekly team-by-team breakdown is beautiful pic.twitter.com/m2WXCPauC1 The Athletic also revealed which teams from it study ate the most Uncrustables, with the Denver Bron.