Welcome to the Athletics Check Podcast, where I interview nerds about sports and athletics, and athletes about what they get nerdy about. New episodes every other Wednesday.
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@vorpahlsword
!
I just found out the person killed in the Laguna Woods shooting yesterday was my primary care physician, Dr. John Cheng. Absolute hero. He attacked the gunman and helped save so many in that church. I just wanted his name to be known. He will be missed.
Hey friends! Don’t be this guy!
I put my pronouns in my bio to show that my profile is a supportive and safe place for everyone. I fully recommend you do the same, but I don’t get upset at you if you don’t have them in your bio, so don’t get upset at me for having them in mine😃
Vita Vea was a force last night for the Buccaneers while playing defensive tackle and some fullback
Could you imagine if the Browns played Myles Garrett at fullback 😳
Just finished The Legend of Vox Machina. I know you football fans who follow me and put up with my DnD tweets are probably sick of me promoting my hobby so much, but take my word for it, the folks at
@CriticalRole
knocked it out of the park. Do yourselves a favor and check it out
Love you Cleveland, but it seems that it’s my time to move on. I hope I have been half as good to this city as it has been to me.
See you in the next spot 🤘🏻
Ran session 50 of my home game last night. We started back in 2020. Had to bring out the big guns for this one. It was well worth the hours I put in painting it.
Say hello to the False Hydra.
Hey someone finally noticed the pronouns in my bio 😄
In case I haven’t made it clear on my page:
Trans Rights are Human Rights.
Again, unfollow button is right up in the top right of my account.
Please consider sharing this. I want everyone who sees it and wonders “huh, this D&D thing sure looks interesting” to PLEASE follow me! I am hoping to make D&D as approachable as possible to sports fans and really EVERYONE.
D&D is for everyone.
Even you.
Spiking the ball in something that I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do, so I made sure to make it worth it! Thank you to everyone who has reached out with support and love. Last night was a dream.
Wait, am I looking for A? or A4? I can’t remember. Running into that white dragon really turned me around… Maybe I should go talk to that village of friendly yetis again. At least this beanie and scarf is keeping me warm
@CriticalRole
@matthewmercer
This right here. Dropout is the group that made me feel like I was more than just a novelty football-player-who-likes-D&D. I’ve only had the pleasure of being in a handful of projects for them, so getting to be included in the profit share was a hell of a surprise.
Held it off for almost 2 years now, but Covid finally caught up. Super glad I’m vaccinated and that I’m not feeling the symptoms too badly. I’ll be back in no time 💪🏻
The Summer of Aabria never ended!!
@quiddie
is our fifth and final member for our Rolling for Red Nose Day Charity D&D game!! This table is unreal! You DO NOT want to miss this!
May 26, 8 p.m. EDT at
This makes my blood boil. When some in the LGBTQ community tell me that they don’t feel comfortable in the sports world, it’s because these dirt bags.
Trust me when I say that not all athletes are like this. The huge majority of athletes I know are allies just like myself.
This dude is the ABSOLUTE worst and has NO business telling anyone who football is for and who it isn’t.
Football is for everyone. It does not matter if you are a man, woman, anything in between, straight, gay, queer, or what have you.
I say it is for you if you want it to be.
Daily Wire host: "Football is not for women. There might be some women who get into it. But it's not really for women. It's not for you. You don't understand it. You're not meant to understand it"
For my followers who are new to football, this is a good no call! His hands stay inside the frame of his shoulder pads. If the blocker’s arms get extended to the side and the rusher isn’t in front of him, but he’s trying to hold on, then it’s an offensive holding penalty.
Did you think that was the end of the cool news?
THINK AGAIN
The incredible
@robbiedaymond
will be joining me at 5 PM PDT this Friday, March 25 for a paint night on stream!
Come hang with us at
What a blessing this weekend has been. I was one of 31 guys invited by the Vikings to tryout for their 90-man camp roster. Through hard work and God’s Grace, I signed a contract with Minnesota and I am now able to call myself a Viking. Here’s to competing at the next level!
#Skol
This is why it is important to vote at the state level. We can’t let lawmakers shamefully amend and then pass bills at midnight. On the first day of Pride Month, no less. Absolutely horrible.
Ohio GOP passed a bill aiming to root out 'suspected' or 'accused' transgender female athletes through genital inspection.
Yes, you read that right.
⬇️
@WEWS
@WCPO
@OhioCapJournal
Lost a couple followers yesterday for saying that there is a distinct double standard in right-wing politics. Please, if you don’t think Trump is at fault or yesterday’s insurrection, by all means the unfollow button isn’t hard to find.
I stand by this being my FAVORITE homebrew rule.
BUT if you want to add even more drama to your characters’ death saving throws, ask your players to describe a moment of their PC’s life flashing before their eyes before their roll. Maybe give them a prompt to devastate the table!
Thank you for helping me share my thoughts so well,
@camijustice
If you are uncomfortable with my allyship of the LGBTQ community, you should get used to it. It doesn’t end after June is over.
"I want to make football, I want to make sports, a more welcoming, supportive atmosphere for all people."
'I won't stick to football':
#Browns
FB Johnny Stanton aims to help advance equality as LGBTQ ally
Last month I had the honor of meeting the Dungeon Cats, the D&D club at Canton South HS
I wanted to make sure they knew how thankful I was for a spot at their table so I reached out to my friends at
@Wizards_DnD
and
@SteamforgedLtd
to see if they could help
I think they liked it
Had the privilege to give my high school football coach one of my jerseys last night. Coach Welch taught me more about football and life than anyone else. It was an honor to present this to him.
My Cause My Cleats gives me an opportunity to support causes that are very important to me. This year, I am supporting
@AthleteAlly
in their mission to fight for LGBTQIA+ equality in sports. It is important to me as an ally to help make athletics a safe space for all people.