Earlier this week, video of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady jumping off a cliff in Costa Rica made the internet rounds but he isn’t the only player to spend some portion of their offseason finding thrills off of the football field.
As mentioned in one-liners on Monday, Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy shared some pictures and video of his experience walking on the wings of a biplane. There’s a standard clause in player contracts that says players cannot “engage in any activity other than football which may involve a significant risk of personal injury,” but the team doesn’t have any problem with Levy’s new pursuit.
Lions president Tom Lewand said on Tuesday that the team’s official position was “don’t fall” and coach Jim Caldwell remained unfazed by the linebacker taking a mid-flight stroll.
“I think he was strapped in pretty well,” Caldwell said, via ESPN.com. “As a matter of fact, I just saw the photo for the first time. He’s that kind of individual. He’s afraid of nothing. He takes some pretty exotic trips in the offseason and as long as he’s coming back healthy, we’re going to pray for him. He’s an integral part of our team.”
Despite their accepting attitude, we imagine the Lions will ask Levy to fly inside the plane on road trips during the 2015 season.
