Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky, now a popular analyst on ESPN’s NFL Live, has gained attention not only for his football insights but also for his highly unusual eating habits. Described as a notoriously picky eater, Orlovsky’s diet reportedly consists mainly of “tan food,” leading his co-stars to mock his culinary preferences.
In a GQ profile by Matthew Roberson, Orlovsky’s bizarre diet was explored. Co-analyst Mina Kimes shared an incident at a party in Kansas City, where Orlovsky grabbed five fruit tarts, only to scoop the fruit out of all of them. Kimes described his food choices as limited to “tan” items.
“The food is bad, man,” Spears laments. “Stupid. I’m from Louisiana and, obviously, I like to eat. This dude is the polar opposite of what I think food should be.” I ask Spears what would happen if Orlovsky ever encountered some down-South jambalaya or gumbo. “He’d die. On sight.” Fellow panelist Mina Kimes elaborates: “It’s really like, tan food,” she says. “He only eats the color tan.
Moreover, the profile revealed Orlovsky’s peculiar “Husband Meal” – a weekend diet consisting of four Chipotle burrito bowls, each containing only double chicken and cheese. This extremely monotonous meal choice raised eyebrows among his colleagues.
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After getting Orlovsky up to speed on the concept of Husband Meal—the goblin-like meals men devour while their significant other is away—he says he’ll go to Chipotle and get four burrito bowls to last him all weekend. Their ingredients? Double chicken and cheese. That’s it.
Marcus Spears, a Louisiana native who appreciates southern cuisine, joked that if Orlovsky were exposed to such food, it might be fatal for him. Spears emphasized the stark contrast between his own love for diverse and flavorful food and Orlovsky’s extremely limited and “stupid” diet.
Orlovsky’s eating habits have become a humorous topic among the ESPN NFL Live team, with his co-analysts expressing disbelief and poking fun at his uniquely bland and repetitive food choices.
