Tournament of Champions

On Friday morning I went down to Orlando to help with the NFL's Flag Football National Tournament. It was a busy weekend, but an awesome time, and the kids had a lot of fun. If there is one thing that the NFL knows how to do, it is how to put on a great event.

We stayed at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, which offers resort accomodations with a rustic feel and is a pretty neat place. I couldn't see any animals from my room, but we didn't really spend much time at the hotel. We arrived on Friday, spent the day checking in teams at one of the other Disney hotels, and then organized the kids on buses for a welcome reception at Pleasure Island.

Saturday was the big day. Over 200 kids participated in the flag football national Tournament of Champions held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. Boomer Esiason, the official spokesman for NFL Flag, presided over the day's events. The tournament was a great success and will be airing soon on the NFL Network.

We even managed to catch the end of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, then headed over to the Grand Floridian for an excellent dinner at Citricos.

I spent most of Sunday delayed in the Orlando airport, charging my phone at Outback Steakhouse and watching some of the early afternoon games.

However, I was on the plane flying back to New York and missed seeing Donovan McNabb injure his knee, bringing his season, and probably my best fantasy season in history, to an end.

The weather was a little bit cold for Florida, but the sun was out the whole time. Unfortunately, I did not see much of the Animal Kingdom's pool!