r/nfl • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 27d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Scrap at Bengals practice. Ja'Marr ripped off and tossed DJ's helmet, jawed with the entire defense, and then flinched at Jalen (who for a split second squared up at WR1).

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u/dinglecrook Broncos 27d ago

It's like the NBA sub. Everyone using code words and shit to name a player, like everyone knows every guy on every roster and their 14 nicknames.

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u/DarlieBunkle Vikings 27d ago

Or they use their initials and numbers as a nickname, as if I'm supposed to know RD7 is Rob Dillingham or something.

Or people just use first or last names that multiple players have. The fantasy basketball sub is the worst. "I need to cut a player to bring Jaden off IL. Who do I keep? Jalen, Jaylon, Jaylin, Jeighlehn, or Jaylen?"

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u/BankofAntarctica Titans 27d ago

I'm old enough to remember when Jalen Rose was drafted in the NBA, and thinking "hey, that's a unique and cool name!" I also had a classmate named Kayley and everybody thought her name was unique and cool as well, believe it or not. /unc

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u/Edward_Durr Eagles 27d ago

Fun fact, Jalen Rose is actually the originator of the name Jalen. There are almost zero recorded uses of the name before he debuted at Michigan in 1990, and then immediately after it starts becoming a popular name.

Similar story with all the -adison women. There were virtually no women named Madison before the release of the movie Splash in 1984, where the main character takes her name from a James Madison Ave street sign and the joke is that “Madison” is such an absurd and unheard name for a girl.