We've ranked the best of the best football players from their respective states and crowned the greatest NFL athlete from each state as the current kings of their home territories. Some of our picks you may find controversial, let us know your thoughts on them in the comment section. Without further ado, check out the 50 best NFL players from each state below.
Football players are today's modern gladiators. Every Sunday from the fall deep into winter these men put their lives on the line with one common goal at the end of the season and that's to lift the Lombardi Trophy over their heads in victory for themselves and the franchise they're representing on the front of their jerseys.
Throughout the past several decades we've seen an intense spike in NFL talent come and go. These elite individuals have come from all over the country to compete at the highest level possible to create opportunities for themselves and their families. While many play for the love of the game, some are trying to leave their mark on the record books permanently etched into the fabric of the game. Do you agree with our picks?
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.