Which player on the Boston Celtics is best at playing football?
Which player on the Boston Celtics is best at playing football?
Which player on the Boston Celtics is best at playing football (that is not named Baylor Scheierman, that is)? Scheierman recently spilled the tea on which of his fellow Celtics teammates are the best at playing the sport he played in high school before becoming a top basketball prospect who would end up in Boston by way of Creighton.
The former Celtics rookie sat down with the hosts of the CLNS Media "Garden Report" podcast, Bobby Manning, Noa Dalzell, and John Zannis, for a wide-ranging exclusive interview this week, and they got into the level of football competence as a topic of conversation with Scheierman.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about who can throw down on the gridiron and more.
If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: https://ytubl.ink/3Ffk
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