If you’re unaware, Annie Apple is the awesome mother of Eli Apple, who went No. 10 overall to the New York Giants last week. Prior to the draft, the league invited families of the football prospects to a dinner — a dinner lacking a major snack. She explained her complaints in a first-person piece for Sports Illustrated.
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“There was a wonderful welcome reception for the family, though whomever planned the event forgot to include desserts,” she wrote. “This is what happens when skinny women rule the world: they forget the chocolate. Clearly the commissioner owes me a brownie.”
YOU HEAR THAT ROGER GOODELL? GIVE THIS WOMAN A COOKIE!
Shockingly, Goodell showed human emotion and listened to Mrs. Apple. According to ESPN, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote an email to Tim Apple, Annie’s husband saying she’ll be receiving a batch of brownies, courtesy of Mr. Goodell.
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“We’ve enjoyed reading and watching Annie as she becomes a media star. Hope you all have a good Mother’s Day Weekend.”
Now that she has her brownies, she’ll need something to go with it. How about an NFL contract for Eli?
Yeah, that works.
