Maybe I'm just getting old, but I remember when your average NFL player would come to the sideline, spit out three bicuspids, Scotch-tape his humerus together and get back out there.

His request for contributions elicited a response from thousands and led to the creation the Nothing But Nets foundation in partnership with the United Nations Foundation. Reilly hosts ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly an interview show and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports. Richard "Rick" Paul Reilly (born February 3 1958) is an American sportswriter.

Richard "Rick" Paul Reilly (born February 3 1958) is an American sportswriter. com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine.