Big Day for Babs

Happy Birthday to my man Jordan Babineaux (b. 1982). Babs played nickelback, cornerback and safety for Seattle from 2004-10. Although he rarely started, he earned his nickname "Big Play Babs" for his improbable knack of making crucial game-saving plays.

Everyone remembers Tony Romo bobbling the snap as the holder on a field goal attempt at the end of the 2006 Wild Card playoff game, but that wasn't the end of the play. Romo is a good athlete with legitimate speed for a quarterback. Realizing the kick was not in the cards, Romo scooped up the ball and ran left, where there was nothing between him and the first down marker or the goal line. Babineaux, who had rushed from the opposite end to block the kick, showed superhuman hustle, ran Romo down from behind, and made the tackle to deny both the score and the first down.

It's fun to watch Babs work as an analyst on the NFL Network. They need to bring back NFL AM!