10/15/2026
I (RJ) can’t help but get a little sentimental watching football with my kids these days.
I grew up watching Barry Sanders play. I still remember the one game we went to as a family at the Pontiac Silverdome. I even remember listening on the radio when Barry hit 2,000 rushing yards in a season.
And now, almost 30 years later, I get to watch Jahmyr Gibbs with my own kids. And I can’t help but think that we’re watching something special again. That someday they’ll be talking about watching Jah the same way I still talk about watching Barry. 🐐
There’s just something really cool about getting to share the things you loved as a kid with your own kids.
And it’s been even more fun to see how they’ve made it their own. Eli has spent hours drawing and creating his own artwork inspired by the players we watch together. And now I get to wear a shirt that my son designed while we cheer on the same team I grew up cheering for.
I don’t know exactly what moments my kids will remember 30 years from now. Maybe it’ll be a big touchdown, a game we went to together, or just all the Sundays we spent on the couch watching football.
But I sure hope they’ll look back on these days with the same kind of joy that I have looking back on mine.
