Prior to the NFL’s first-ever game in Germany, Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend Mike Alstott called it “an honor” to give you the option to work with U.S. military members on Wednesday.
USAA’s Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp took place at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, where 100 military members were in a position to work with Alstott and Seattle Seahawks legend Shaun Alexander by doing their very own mix drills.
Running the 40-yard dash, shuttles, broad jumping and quarterback competitions were among the many drills that these members went through, while also interacting with two of one of the best to ever play the sport. It was an experience that Alstott will always remember.
“It’s just about, ‘Oh, it’s an honor, watching you growing up and playing you in ‘Madden,’” Alstott chuckled when asked by Fox News Digital about his interactions with the troops.
“It’s an honor to be out here with these guys and be a component of this. Spent a while with the military today and show our appreciation for what they do for us. It’s even an honor to be out here coaching them up slightly bit. It’s really cool.”
The Bucs and Seahawks will likely be in Munich on Sunday, where Alstott, Alexander and plenty of others will likely be readily available to witness history. Alstott said he recently had a conversation about being one in every of the primary teams to ever go overseas to play in London and remembering how cool of an experience that was.
The NFL has already played two games in London this yr, and they’ll have this tilt in Germany before the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers play in Mexico City on Nov. 21.
Football is a worldwide product that Alstott still thinks is surreal.
“It’s just incredible that you just get up at 9:30 [a.m.], I live in Florida, and we’re all watching an NFL game in London, and now we’re here in Germany,” he said. “It’s incredible. Me being out here with USAA and being at this military base and just soaking all of it in. It’s a fantastic experience for the people of Germany, and folks to come back out here and support the NFL and their teams. I’m honored. It is a cool event.”
Alstott will, in fact, be pulling for his Bucs to beat Alexander’s Seahawks, and he said Tom Brady’s fifty fifth game-winning drive of his profession last week against the Los Angeles Rams is the spark needed to place them on a run moving forward.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks lead the NFC West with a 6-3 record behind the surprising, yet tremendous performance of quarterback Geno Smith. Simply put, it’s going to be a incredible game in Munich.
USAA’s Salute to Service Boot Camp represents the evolution of authentic military appreciation events that USAA and the NFL have created to foster an understanding and appreciation for the local military community, bringing the military closer to a game they love.
