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Broncos players eat 700 ‘Uncrustables’ per week, by far most in the NFL

The Broncos eat an estimated 700 ‘Uncrustables’ per week, by far the most in the NFL (the Seahawks are second with 320 per week).

Jayson Jenks of The Athletic published a story about NFL players’ love of Uncrustables this week. That’s right, Uncrustables — the frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches without crust.

“Before practice, during training camp and in the halftime locker room, they are a favorite of players across the NFL, a touch of childhood wrapped in plastic,” Jenks wrote.

The article estimates that NFL teams consume at least 80,000 Uncrustables a year. The Denver Broncos lead the way with an estimated 700 Uncrustables eaten per week.

The Broncos have 53 players on their active roster, 17 players on their practice squad and seven players on injury lists. That’s 77 total players, which averages out to 9.09 Uncrustables per player each week, by far the most in the NFL.

View the weekly averages below, courtesy of The Athletic.

Uncurstables eaten per week by NFL team

  1. Denver Broncos: 700
  2. Seattle Seahawks: 320
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars: 315
  4. Miami Dolphins: 300
  5. Atlanta Falcons: 250
  6. Pittsburgh Steelers: 225
  7. Arizona Cardinals: 200
  8. Minnesota Vikings: 200
  9. Los Angeles Chargers; 200
  10. Baltimore Ravens: 150
  11. Cleveland Browns: 120
  12. Carolina Panthers: 100
  13. Tennessee Titans: 100
  14. Chicago Bears: 100
  15. Indianapolis Colts: 90
  16. Kansas City Chiefs: 80
  17. Dallas Cowboys: 75
  18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 70
  19. Las Vegas Raiders: 60
  20. Cincinnati Bengals: 50
  21. New Orleans Saints: 50

Twenty-four of the NFL’s 32 teams revealed their Uncrustables totals to The Athletic, who published a list of the top 21.

So everyone who enjoys Uncrustables is in good company. NFL players love them, and no team loves them more than the Broncos.

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IndyCar drivers are discovering Uncrustables, and their delighted reactions are so pure

“The hype is real!” IndyCar’s Alex Palou said after trying Uncrustables.

NASCAR turned IndyCar driver Jimmie Johnson is an avid cyclist, and one time during a charity ride he was doing with IndyCar star Tony Kanaan, Johnson introduced his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate to Uncrustables — the Smucker’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with bread that famously lacks the crust.

“I’m starving in the middle of the ride, and Jimmie pulls out of his pocket an Uncrustable snack, which I never knew [of] — which, for people that don’t know — because I’m bloody Brazilian,” Kanaan explained in a video his team published in April. (Johnson and Kanaan are sharing the No. 48 Honda this season.)

“It was a peanut butter and jelly [sandwich] that he actually freezes in the freezer, puts it in his pocket, and during the ride, it unfreezes and you can just eat. And since then, I eat that thing — it’s so many calories, but anyway — every time I open that thing, it reminds me of Jimmie.”

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Well, Kanaan isn’t the only IndyCar driver discovering an unknown love for Uncrustables. Others are too, and their reactions are delightfully pure.

Take Scott McLaughlin, the 28-year-old Team Penske driver from Australia and New Zealand who’s become a rising star as an IndyCar rookie this year. And as he learns more and more about the U.S., he’s sharing his experiences and reactions with his fans with the hashtag #ScottLearnsAmerica.

McLaughlin’s latest checked-off to-do item was an Uncrustables sandwich, which he said was “unreal”. (Other things on his checklist include going to Walmart, Waffle House, an NFL tailgate and Yellowstone National Park.)

After noticing Kanaan’s and McLaughlin’s reactions to trying Uncrustables for the first time, Alex Palou decided to see what the big deal is.

Palou — Johnson and Kanaan’s 24-year-old Chip Ganassi Racing teammate from Barcelona who’s currently at the top of the IndyCar standings — was similarly “blown away.”

But no matter how much Kanaan, McLaughlin or Palou love Uncrustables, the sandwich’s biggest fan in motor sports has to be NASCAR driver Alex Bowman, Johnson’s former Hendrick Motorsports teammate in the Cup Series.

Bowman absolutely adores Uncrustables, and he eats and talks about them all the time. Hilariously, his crew chief, Greg Ives, once described him as his “uncrustable eating wheel man”.

And after winning his first race of the 2021 NASCAR season in April at Richmond Raceway, his sponsor, Ally Financial, helped him celebrate with boxes on boxes of Uncrustables.

So obviously, Bowman was pretty pumped to see IndyCar drivers jumping on the bandwagon.

Maybe more IndyCar drivers will discover Uncrustables and a new favorite snack.

“You should try it straight out of the freezer,” Johnson said to Kanaan in the Chip Ganassi Racing video. “It’s like a dessert then.”

“OK, here we go,” Kanaan replied, joking that his kids now love Uncrustables too and blaming Johnson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWC7M1ap6jg

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