You know you're getting old when younger people try to describe events to you that you lived through and remember vividly.
One of the engagement accounts on the web site formerly known as Twitter posted this gem recently. For a so-called history account, the owner either doesn't follow sports too closely or is a youthful enthusiast of events which happened in the ancient era of...the 2000s.
Throwback to when the Jets had to play their punter Tom Tupa at quarterback and he did this pic.twitter.com/ZW892mKewa
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) August 4, 2024
Nothing untrue about that blurb, except it might lead one to believe Tupa was under center as a novelty - the Jets' punter was also a journeyman backup quarterback.