Nov10
NFL's Tony Gonzalez: Turn Back Time With Tofu
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I think I'm finally morphing into a football fan. First, I learned about all the excellent veggie fare at football stadiums, and today PETA released an exclusive interview with hunky football tight end Tony Gonzalez, and his gaga-gorgeous wife, October.
After their sexy shoot for a new anti-fur ad for PETA, the couple sat down to talk about the benefits of a plant-based diet. In the interview, Tony calls the cruel treatment of animals on factory farms "appalling" and describes how his health improved dramatically after ditching meat and dairy products two years ago.
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On the many benefits of his mainly plant-based diet, Tony says, "I'm going into my 13th year in the NFL, and I switched over [to a plant-based diet] two years ago. … [T]he day after a game, everybody's sore … and I'm jumping rope and they're looking at me like, 'Man you're supposed to be the old guy on the team. You're acting like you're the youngest guy on the team.'"
I may be Tony's newest admirer, but I have no doubt that many of his longtime fans will follow his lead and explore meat-free cuisine.
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Wow, this is so great Tony!!! love the video
Posted by: roxanne | November 10, 2009 06:48 PM
Go Tony! One of the biggest hurdles is "the manly man" and the sterotype that they must eat "man" food. How manly is it though to support the cruelty on factory farms or hunt animals? Hey, they're not even your own size, how is that manly, that seems cowardly...a real man would do the right thing, the noble thing, and this would be eating plant based diet, not a diet that screams, experiences pain, etc.
Posted by: Jim | November 10, 2009 07:43 PM
Tony Gonzales will defintely be in the NFL Hall Of Fame. He'll probably be the only humane vegetarian ever inducted.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | November 10, 2009 07:57 PM
I have noticed that guys who eat a primarily plant based diet all look great as they get older.
They seem way younger than their early-aging meat-eating fellows!
Posted by: Lea | November 10, 2009 08:22 PM
I am so proud to see a athlete who loves animals.
Tony is the best.
Oh...did I forget to say he's also very HOT!
Posted by: Shari | November 10, 2009 08:59 PM
Yeah Tony & October! Thank you!! Awesome!
Posted by: Monica Hoover | November 10, 2009 11:29 PM
Now that's a REAL man! High five to you and your gorgeous wife. Nice to see people who care about animals and to send a message out to everyone who continues to wear fur. It's repulsive! I may just have to be a Falcons fan this year!!!!!!
Posted by: carla | November 11, 2009 08:42 AM
Brovo, Bravee, Brovah, Thank you Tony and October. The tears are rolling down my cheek. Thank you so much for stepping up to the plate, for doing the right thing and using your voice and fame to help animals and be a "positive" influence for kids.
Go Falcons!
Posted by: Saucy | November 11, 2009 01:10 PM
I'm a Falcons season ticket holder, and after the Micheal conVick incident, I'm glad to see this morally total opposite player on our team, I'll be wearing a tony Gonzalez Jersey at the next game!
Posted by: Bill Ingram | November 11, 2009 01:22 PM
OMG I loved number 88 before but now I love him even more!! I wish fur coats were non-existent. The public doesn't realize they're probably wearing cat and dog fur made in China. Any fur coat is horrible!! Thank you Tony Gonzales for making this statement thru PETA!! Go Falcons!
Posted by: Julie S. | November 11, 2009 01:44 PM
Thank You Tony. so happy that some of us can see
Posted by: walter sibert 111 | November 11, 2009 09:03 PM
they're gorgeous, famous, well spoken and using all that for the voiceless??? i looooove these two!
Posted by: Missy Lane | November 12, 2009 10:21 AM
I live in Atlanta and think these two are fabulous. Anyone who eats steak should google meat processing and see how horrific it is when these cows are killed.
Posted by: Valerie P. | November 12, 2009 08:46 PM
THANK YOU
Posted by: Rebecca | November 14, 2009 11:20 AM