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Former NFL star thinks he could take a wolf in a one-on-one fight

He has his reasons.

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Arian Foster might be a running back, but don’t assume he’s limited to the football field. The former Houston Texan claimed he could beat a wolf in a one-on-one fight during a tweetstorm Sunday afternoon, and then calmly laid out his case while fans replied with things like “huh??” and “with a gun yea.”

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It all started out with a normal dad tweet. Foster wants to take a camping trip, but he has a concern:

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A minute later, though, he started thinking about wolves:

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From there, all bets were off. The retired NFL player spent the next couple hours in a back-and-forth with fans, laying out his case.

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Foster thinks his advantages would be his thumbs, his Pro Bowl experience, and his knowledge of biology, though he does admit that biting is a concern. Can a wolf bite your neck without knowing where all of your major arteries are? Sure. But he’s never read a diagram of the circulatory system, and no one can take that from you.

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Part of Foster’s optimism seems to stem from how wolves are portrayed in the media. Fairy tales and fables turn these guys into villains, but do you know a wolf personally? Maybe they’re cooler irl.

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The chances of Arian Foster ever needing to fight a wolf in open-hand combat are… unlikely, to say the least. But it’s good to know that if it comes up, he has his thoughts collected.

H/T Deadspin

 
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