Seeing as a thousand bald-headed, machismo-oozing Italians attended Jets games last season, you were probably unaware the most famous of them — Ed Anzalone — was missing.
Anzalone, who works for the FDNY, is better known as “Fireman Ed.”
After a neck injury sacked his 2007 season, Ed’s returning to do what he does best in ‘08: scream belligerently and whip a tit-hungry mass of fans into borderline hysteria.
Ed’s hard road to recovery, detailed by Randy Lange, reads like the comeback of an actual NFL player — not a glorified mascot.
Anzalone was hurt fighting a fire. He underwent knee surgery on the eve of the 2007 season, but the injury that kept him away from the crowds was his neck. Doctors wanted to perform surgery but Anzalone decided to “rehab like crazy.”
The rehab got him back, but not in time for the season. “I thought I might try to come back for the last couple of games,” he said, “but my wife talked me out of it.”This year is different.“I’m 49. I don’t feel 49,” he said. “Of course, between me and the other firemen playing ball all those years, the body’s getting worn down. But the heart is still ticking. And I’ve still got that passion, I’ve still got that burning desire
With all that said, I can’t F-U-C-K-I-N-G FUCKING! FUCKING! FUCKING! wait for this crazy bastid to return.
It will be infinitely better than last season, when a chick in a pink cowboy hat feebly led the chant all the way to a 4-12 season.
This chant, despite my obvious bias, is the best in football. Oh, what’s that? You disagree? Fine, then I’ll just have to fucking stab you.
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
