why do american football players have some towels hanging from their waist ?
Why do some American football players have towels hanging from their waists? I believe this is primarily seen with quarterbacks. Is it for wiping sweat, or does it serve another purpose?
10 Answers
The ones who handle the ball (QBs, receivers, running backs) usually have them — it’s to dry the sweat off their hands so that the ball doesn’t slip out of their hands.
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Some its superstition, like Boobie Miles in Friday Night Lights, mostly its just so quarterbacks can dry their hands.
Feb 08, 2025
I think you’re referring to the hand warmers. Well, it’s to warm their hands. When they use a towel, it is usually to wipe sweat and mud that might make the ball slippery.
It is for sweat. When I played in highschool I had one because I thought it was cool. But, yeah, it is for sweat, mud, blood, beer from a Lambeau Leap…
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