GIF: New York Jets’ David Nelson Teaches Cristiano Ronaldo How To Throw a Football

Cristiano Ronaldo

The New York Jets are holding a two-way quarterback competition between Geno Smith and Michael Vick, but another futbol player may be entering his name into the mix.

With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil a day away, Cristiano Ronaldo  has been training at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J. He’s not working on passing or his penalty kicks, but he’s been testing the waters as a quarterback.

Futbol meets football?

Jets wide receiver David Nelson taught Ronaldo how to grip and throw a football. Here’s how it went:
Ronaldo Jets on Make A Gif

I guess Nelson isn’t a big soccer fan, as the United States are in the same group as Ronaldo’s Portugal. Oops.

I wonder if Ronaldo taught Nelson how to bicycle kick.

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