Every Thanksgiving the veteran players all around the NFL play a trick on the rookies.  They pretend that some local business gives free turkeys to the players for Thanksgiving.  Most teams go to some pretty elaborate measures to pull it off.  There are flyers placed in every player's locker detailing where to go and how to pick up your turkey.  Of course, only the rookies go, and the veterans then laugh at them on Thursday morning when they come into practice.

 

Since we are traveling tomorrow the veterans set it up for today (Tuesday) between 5:00 and 6:00 at Marsh Supermarket.  We have our video director there to tape everything and we'll show it at the next team meeting.  It's usually pretty funny and the good thing is, the rookies can't wait until next year to pull it off on someone else.  Most rookies (including me) fall for it.