Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
This morning, ESPN2's "First Take" tackled one of society's age-old questions: Could one of the league's top kick returners make it from goal line to goal line if a hungry, 900-pound black bear was waiting at the 50-yard line? Apparently the show became obsessed with the topic when, for no apparent reason, major league baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian brought it up one morning in the studio.
"First Take" co-anchor Jay Crawford posed the question to Redskins return man Antwaan Randle El and noted bear expert Dr. Lynn Rogers, who was standing next to a 900-pound bruin named Ted E. Bear. Rogers explained that the bear would eventually catch and perhaps eat the glazed ham Randle El was carrying because of the animal's ability to run 30 mph. The good doctor thought Randle El might be able to juke the bear once but would never escape his stunning top-end speed. Rogers then began discussing the predatory habits of bears before Crawford steered back to firm ground.
"At some point you have to attack the bear," said Randle El, who thoroughly enjoyed the discussion. "You have to go right at him and then dodge him."
Later, Kurkjian joined the show, calling it the "worst moment of my career."
"It's impossible to say that an 800-pound bear is as nimble as a professional football player," said Kurkjian.
