Former President Donald Trump has revealed that he prefers football from the stands rather than on the field.
The 78-year-old Republican candidate, who also spoke about a failed attempt to buy an NFL franchise, revealed his days as a football player on Tuesday.
The presidential candidate revealed in an interview with ‘Bussin’ with the boys‘ that while he could ‘catch the ball well’ as a tight end like Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, he wasn’t particularly a fan of some elements of America’s favorite sport.
Trump, who is campaigning to retake the White House, admitted that he struggled with the toughness and strength of the game.
‘I didn’t like being seen by a guy who was lifting weights all day and who came from a bad neighborhood… and they were tackling hard,’ he confessed on the popular YouTube show.
Former President Donald Trump revealed why he didn’t like playing football
The Republican candidate revealed his days as a football player on ‘Bussin’ With The Boys’
Trump was a three-sport athlete at the New York Military Academy and played on the football team for one year.
Although Trump didn’t really like being on the field, his passion for football has stayed with him.
Just last month, he sent the crowd into a frenzy when he attended a college football matchup between Alabama and Georgia.
And the businessman also revealed on Tuesday that he almost incorporated his love of sports into his business empire.
Trump offered $1 billion in cash for the Bills a decade ago, following the death of Hall of Fame founder and owner Ralph Wilson.
Trump was one of three known finalists in the battle to take over Buffalo. A group led by rock star Jon Bon Jovi also showed interest in purchasing the equipment.
Trump revealed that he played tight end, the same position as Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
The 78-year-old recently attended a college football game between Alabama and Georgia.
In the end, however, the owners of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabers, Terry and Kim Pegula, won the bid with a bid of $1.4 billion.
Asked how close he came to closing the deal, Trump said: “Not close.” The owner who got it is a very good man. I think he’s done a great job. Well, he made a great choice: He chose a great quarterback in Josh (Allen).’
The Republican candidate added: ‘I offer a billion dollars and present a letter of credit. I thought I could get it because I was in Buffalo, which was having some problems… and (Pegula) bid $1.4 billion, so it’s $400 million more.
“I don’t think it was a very serious race, but I gave them a billion-dollar guarantee, so that’s always serious, right?”
However, in more recent years, the former president has had a more contentious relationship with the NFL.
Terry and Kim Pegula, parents of tennis star Jess Pegula, won the bid with a bid of $1.4 billion.
In 2017, during his tenure in the Oval Office, Trump made inflammatory comments about the league and its players.
Trump called for NFL players to be fired for kneeling during the national anthem during a social media outburst.
The debate over the national anthem led the White House to cancel the visit of the Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, a tradition for all championship-winning teams in the United States, in June 2018.
‘The Philadelphia Eagles cannot come to the White House with their full team to celebrate tomorrow. “They do not agree with their president because he insists that they stand proudly to sing the National Anthem, with their hand on their hearts, in honor of the great men and women of our army and the people of our country,” it said. a statement from Trump at the time.
