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The men in the NFL are recognized for their skills on the field. Off the field it becomes even more interesting when you see the things they can do with the ball during the times it’s not all about game winning touchdowns and field goals. Most of these football tricks can be seen on youtube and on some myspace pages etc. and you should probably view them as describing them in the way that is done here certainly does not do them justice. These tricks are usually carried out by players who want to get picked for to fantasy football leagues. Many of them can be learned by fans with practice but a few are actually dangerous and shouldn’t be tried at home.

Christ Chambers of the San Diego Chargers manages to catch three footballs: one in each hand and then the third in between the other two. The footballs are thrown from three different persons standing behind him. Chambers turns his back to them and grabs the first and second ball without even looking. With his hands full he neatly catches the third ball that is thrown using the other two. It s a very hard trick to do, especially with your back turned to the people throwing the ball to you.

Chris Cooley of the Washington Redskins shows his strength by actually punching through a wall to catch the football. He knocks on the wall to show that it is solid and then shows to the individual throwing the ball where on the wall he should aim then goes to stand behind it. He gives a signal and the ball is tossed. Amazingly he punches through the solid wall and catches the ball without being able to see it, then pulls his hand, now containing the ball back through the wall.

Mason Crossby of the Green Bay Packers pulls off an amazing feat doing a trick using three footballs and a bell tower. He lines up the balls in a row as though he will be attempting field goals then kicks them one after the other up to the tower and causes the bell to chime.

Laurence Maroney of the New England Patriots demonstrates his ability to get through a small space by running full force at an SUV that has both its front windows down. Incredibly he jumps straight through both windows and emerges untouched on the other side, still holding the ball.

Braylon Edwards of the Cleveland Browns amazingly catches 5 footballs hurled at him from a dispenser while being completely blindfolded. He even turns his back at some one point and still doesn’t miss.

Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans, launches a football himself and then runs the length of the field and catches it.

Jason Campbell of the Washington Redskins throws two footballs toward two receivers that are out on the field. The footballs hit each other and then bounce off each other and spin away into the hands of the waiting receivers.

Marc Bulger of the St. Louis Rams tosses a football at a score card being held up at the end of a field. Demonstrating his amazing aim, he changes the number on the card each time he hits it with the ball.

Chris Simms of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers tosses three footballs into three bins positioned all over the field. To prove that he is indeed gifted, he then hits a bin that is placed in the back of a moving vehicle.

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