The HQ, probably, should have taken the hint when he hung up his Twitter feed...
But one of the iconic figures in NFL fandom, the NY Jets Fireman Ed, has decided to retire from being Fireman Ed. At the end of the last nationally-televised Jets game, he had taken off his fireman's helmet and had even decided to leave before the game was officially over.
Ed Anzalone, Fireman Ed's real name, had decided that fights among Jets fans had become too commonplace. He had even changed his jersey-wearing allegiance from Bruce Harper's 42 to Mark Sanchez's 6 as a show of support for his quarterback.
Here's what we'll remember him for...
Actually starting this...
((HT: youtube))
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