NFL’s Joey Bosa Predicts Loss To Joey Chestnut At Pistachio Eating Contest

NFL star Joey Bosa is a quarterback’s nightmare on the soccer discipline, however he admits he is no match for Joey Chestnut … telling TMZ Sports activities he is predicting to take an L from the skilled eater in Monday’s pistachio contest.

The Los Angeles Chargers defensive weapon shall be collaborating within the second annual Great Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship on the Santa Monica Pier … the place he could have eight minutes to out-eat opponents for the title and a $10k prize.

Bosa — who recorded 6.5 sacks in 9 video games this previous season — jokes he might have a future in consuming nuts for a residing … saying, “Forget football. This is my calling right here. Pistachios.”

He has some robust competitors, although … together with Nick Wehry, James Webb, Bartley Weaver, Darrien Thomas … and, in fact, Chestnut, who Bosa feels is unbeatable relating to consuming contests.

The dude is setting the bar fairly low for himself … telling us he simply desires to make it out alive.

“I don’t really care where I place,” the 28-year-old says. “My main goal is to not choke and die on a pistachio in front of a bunch of people.”

“If I could accomplish that, then it’s a win in my book.”

However the pistachio contest is not the beginning of one thing new for Bosa — he says we can’t be seeing him on the Nathan’s Scorching Canine Eating contest anytime quickly.