Why do players from the opposing football team call my boyfriend Mike?

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His name is not Mike but they yell ” he’s mike”

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  1. Realistic_Ad3795 Avatar

    “Mike” is code name for middle linebacker. If they identify who is the middle of the formation, it allows the offense to clarify their blocking assignments or change the play altogether.

    You also sometimes hear “Willie” for weakside linebacker (the side of the defense on the side with fewer offensive players is the weak side… even though that’s a bit of an oversimplification). Likewise, “Sam” is used for strong side linebacker.

  2. Proper-Scallion-252 Avatar

    I hope this isn’t a joke, because I absolutely love it coming from a place where I understand what it means.

    MIKE is a designation for a linebacker, the offense will call out a specific player so that the players can identify what defensive scheme they are running.

  3. alwaysweening Avatar

    Cause of racism

  4. DrDrunkMD Avatar

    Who is this Omaha they keep yelling about?

  5. LookinAtTheFjord Avatar

    Did you ever ask him? lol.

  6. CuckoosQuill Avatar

    lol just start calling him Mike and be like I thought it was a nickname or something

  7. pinniped90 Avatar

    Do they also refer to his friends Will and Sam?

  8. Tinman5278 Avatar

    They are mis-reading where is says “Nike” on his jersey. /s

  9. perry147 Avatar

    Mike is the middle linebacker and they are pointing to him to align their blocking scheme.

  10. yem420sky Avatar

    Sam, Will, Mike – strong side, weak side, middle linebacker, respectively. I’ll never forget when my friend tried out for varsity football. The coach asked if he was a Sam, Will, or Mike. His response: “Uhhh, I’m Erik.”

  11. Lunalovebug6 Avatar

    Is he a middle linebacker?

  12. Jay_Jaytheunbanned2 Avatar

    Mike is the name they give to the middle linebacker. They are identifying him because he has a certain role on defense.

  13. UnderstandingAny7548 Avatar

    If you were in Australia it might be because his surname was Hunt!

  14. hiimred2 Avatar

    This is some creative engagement bait.

  15. tothjake94 Avatar

    I’m gonna take a wild guess and say he plays middle linebacker

  16. MrBaneCIA Avatar

    It actually dates back to an old porn video from 2006, just ask him about it.

  17. Naive_Inspection_186 Avatar

    Is your last name Hunt?

  18. InquiriusRex Avatar

    It means he’s gay

  19. ConeyIslandMan Avatar

    Do they ask where Michael Hunt is?