NFL Players React to Conspiracy Theory of a Scripted League

Could these guys be on to something?

It’s a common refrain from sports announcers any time something improbable happens: “You couldn’t write a script like this.”

Or maybe you can.

That’s at least the contention from former Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster, who said during the latest episode of the Barstool Sports podcast Macrodosing that the NFL is actually rigged, with players receiving “scripts” at their lockers during training camp every year.

“That’s what practice was about—it was about practicing the script … It’s like WWF—we know what’s going to happen, but you’ve still got to put on a show,” Foster said.

Former NFL player arian foster admits NFL is literaly rigged pic.twitter.com/RSfqF1OwKI

— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) January 31, 2023

If it’s not apparent to the average listener, it’s clear that Foster gave his account with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. Current NFL players quickly joined in on the fun, though, lobbing posts on Twitter about various happenings from this NFL season—and in years past—that were simply the product of the script they were given.

Check out some of the best reactions of the bunch below.

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Smh I might show the script from playoffs!!

— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) February 2, 2023

Reading the End of the Script for 2012 https://t.co/DeuLz9ISnq pic.twitter.com/LP9waIx2pc

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) February 1, 2023

When they handed me the script for our season during camp I almost walked out the facility bra 😒😒😒😒 @ArianFoster

— Alvin Kamara (@A_kamara6) February 1, 2023

Me giving up 200 to Chase was just me following the script 🤷🏿‍♂️ https://t.co/Pe4sZf8CVq

— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) February 1, 2023

Tell ‘em to up my pay next year I executed the script perfectly 😂 🤷🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/VZAmpfwfYx

— Rodney McLeod (@Rodney_McLeod4) February 2, 2023

Reading the script week 7… https://t.co/n5XpKZErt4 pic.twitter.com/F0TdNr0quE

— AVT (@ALIJAHVT) February 2, 2023

Getting my script my first 3 years and seeing I dont make it past Training Camp. https://t.co/SMioCoP3CI pic.twitter.com/aquYLvtd4k

— Craig Reynolds (@13_CJR) February 1, 2023

After I read my NFL script and it said I had to get cut 5 times by age 25.. https://t.co/WGNmk5jPeM pic.twitter.com/KWmS02BD2f

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) February 1, 2023

Me, a Lion, after reading our 2008 script https://t.co/x1DtpVc3I8 pic.twitter.com/mgyDVPN3Wf

— FOST (@GeorgeFoster72) February 2, 2023