Introducing Jason Elam, Blogger Extraordinaire

It appears that Jason Elam has joined the blogosphere. And not a DenverBroncos.com blog (which are awesome, by the way). His blog can be found at MondayNightJihad.blogspot.com.

Elam has spent the past week or so in Iraq and Kuwait, visiting the troops and spreading the word on his professional – football – player – turned – secret – agent terror novel Monday Night Jihad. Reading his posts, it sounds like he’s having a lot of fun.

Ok, I’ll admit it. There are definitely some advantages to being an NFL player, and this time specifically to being a Denver Bronco.

There I was standing on the tarmac in Kuwait donning my body armor and Kevlar helmet, all in preparation for our C-130 Herc departure to Baghdad. Suddenly, the captain of the plane, who is from Colorado Springs and is a big-time Bronco fan, came out and asked if I’d like to sit up in the flight deck for departure. Without thinking twice I told her “You bet!” and left my tour comrades behind. What an unbelievable experience it was taking off in the cockpit of this huge four-engine turboprop!

Good to hear he’s back home safely. Now to deal with that pesky contract situation…