Ex-NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky sparks debate on towel etiquette

Dan Orlovsky performed within the NFL from 2005 to 2015 and have become the butt of the joke at one level when he ran out of the again of the top zone as quarterback for the Detroit Lions.

After his enjoying days have been over, Orlovsky has change into a well-respected NFL analyst on ESPN and has made breakdowns of sure performs simple to eat. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, he raised eyebrows and ignited a debate over towel etiquette after showering.

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Dan Orlovsky, #8 of the Detroit Lions, in motion through the recreation in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Aug. 12, 2016 at Heinz Subject in Pittsburgh. (Justin Ok. Aller/Getty Photos)

Orlovsky responded to a tweet from Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey about showering. Humphrey made a great level about having a full-body blower to dry off as an alternative of a towel.

“I need to have the ability to bathe after which have a full physique blower dry me off. Increase. No towel. How has somebody not created this but,” the Ravens participant wrote.

Orlovsky chimed in and wrote that he was weirder than him to which Humphrey requested whether or not anybody actually preferred towels.

Dan Orlovsky looks on prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

Dan Orlovsky seems to be on previous to Tremendous Bowl LVII between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Photos)

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Right here is the place issues took a flip.

“What number of occasions do you employ a towel submit bathe until you throw it in laundry? I’m 30 occasions or so until it goes in,” Orlovsky wrote. “And no I agree however that air higher be HOT.”

The takes then poured in.

Orlovsky was a UConn standout earlier than he was taken within the fifth spherical of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Lions.

He performed for the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier than wrapping his profession with Detroit in 2015.

Quarterback Dan Orlovsky, #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reacts to a penalty call against the San Francisco 49ers Dec. 15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Quarterback Dan Orlovsky, #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reacts to a penalty name in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers Dec. 15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Photos)

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In 26 profession video games, Orlovsky had 3,132 passing yards and 15 landing passes.