TMZSports.com
NFL star Joey Bosa is a quarterback’s nightmare on the soccer discipline, however he admits he is no match for Joey Chestnut … telling TMZ Sports activities he is predicting to take an L from the skilled eater in Monday’s pistachio contest.
The Los Angeles Chargers defensive weapon can be collaborating within the second annual Great Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship on the Santa Monica Pier … the place he may have eight minutes to out-eat opponents for the title and a $10k prize.
Bosa — who recorded 6.5 sacks in 9 video games this previous season — jokes he might have a future in consuming nuts for a dwelling … saying, “Forget football. This is my calling right here. Pistachios.”
He has some robust competitors, although … together with Nick Wehry, James Webb, Bartley Weaver, Darrien Thomas … and, after all, Chestnut, who Bosa feels is unbeatable relating to consuming contests.
The dude is setting the bar fairly low for himself … telling us he simply needs to make it out alive.
“I don’t really care where I place,” the 28-year-old says. “My main goal is to not choke and die on a pistachio in front of a bunch of people.”
“If I could accomplish that, then it’s a win in my book.”
However the pistachio contest is not the beginning of one thing new for Bosa — he says we cannot be seeing him on the Nathan’s Sizzling Canine Consuming contest anytime quickly.
TMZ Studios
“I’ll stick with the healthy snacks.”
