Burger King is a grid iron legend

Ronald McDonald doesn’t have anything on sports legend the “king”
It isn't easy to be a fast-food icon and still have a career outside of burgers and fries. Many others have tried and failed. In the late 60's the colonel joined a competitive horshoe throwing league, it wasn't a year later he checked himslef into the Betty Ford Clinic. The Colonel couldn't handle any added pressure and he nearly gave away the secret herbs and spices before he reached out for help. This kind of collapse isn't limited to the deep south, you know the hamburgler wasn't always a criminal and the Taco Bell dog used to be long haired. I don't know what it is that makes the King so special, but as long as his whoppers are still flame broiled and delicous, were also darn luck to have him on sundays in the NFL.
I have estimated that the King had been in the NFL since at least 1985, but what’s more astonishing about his career than most is his diversity as a player. In an age of specialty players, long snappers and kickoff men, the King has played iron man football. Playing at least four different positions on offense and defense, and for seven different teams. The King has played for; San Francisco, Detroit, Dallas, Green Bay, Baltimore, Miami, and Minnesota. The King has scored at least six touchdowns in his seven stops, and has earned the respect and admiration of his coaches and peers. Among the great moments of a hall a fame career are an interception returned for a touchdown while with the Ravens. King jumped a sloppy pass into the flat thrown by Buffalo’s Drew Bledsoe. The King was young and brash, and his showboating in the end zone was not well received by the Buffalo crowd. When the King was in Dallas he spent time at Wide Receiver, as well as his normal duties as a starting cornerback, where he made a magnificent TD reception. Quincy Carter threw a pretty nice low and away pass into the back middle of the end zone, where the King made a great sliding, cradling catch. The King continued to excel at the receiver position in Minnesota and made headlines when he received a lateral from teamate Randy Moss and ran it into the endzone for a score on the final play of the half. The King would eventually play for the Lions and throw a touchdown pass when he first started to break out as a QB. Long before Detroit the King had moved to Green Bay where he took on return responsibilities. The King returned either a kickoff or a punt for a TD, and preceded to do the Lambeau leap in front of his adoring home crowd. When King got to Miami he was as respected as any veteran in the game. When the Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula made history it was the king who showered him with Gatorade, and embraced the coach. Finally the King got to the play for the 49ers where he began to emerge as a QB. Rarely does a player take up the position of quarterback so late in his career, but the King has not shown any wear and tear to this point. Against the Minnesota Vikings the King’s protection broke down and he scrambled some fifty yards for a touchdown, stumbling the last ten. Although the King is still a runner, and hasn’t yet fully mastered the nuances of the timing passing game, his physical abilities can’t be denied. Although this season is over, I certainly look forward to a good 2006 from the man with the funny smile.