Okay, so the other day I got into this whole thing about the longest American football throw ever. You know, just one of those random things you start wondering about.
I started by just poking around online, you know, the usual Google search. I typed in things like “longest football throw,” “NFL record throw,” stuff like that. I found a bunch of articles and forum posts, but it was all kind of jumbled. Some people were talking about in-game throws, others were talking about, like, special events or just throwing for distance.
Digging Deeper
So, I decided to get a little more organized. I made a list of all the different names that kept popping up. There was this guy, Patrick Mahomes, who everyone knows has a cannon for an arm. Then there were some older names, like, I dunno, some guys from way back when.
- I spent a good hour just reading through all these different sources.
- I tried to figure out what was legit and what was just, like, someone’s uncle saying they saw a guy throw a ball 100 yards once. You know how it is.
Sorting It Out
I figured out that there’s a difference between a throw in an actual game and just, like, launching the ball as far as you can. For in-game throws, it seemed like 70-something yards was a really long bomb. But then there were these stories about guys throwing 80, even 90 yards, in special competitions or just messing around.
The Conclusion (For Now!)
Honestly, it’s still a bit confusing! It’s hard to get a super definitive answer. But I learned a ton about some crazy strong-armed quarterbacks.
It is a fact, that Patrick Mahomes’s arm is strong, I checked it.
It seems like throwing a football really, really far is way harder than it looks! I think I’ll stick to watching the pros do it.
