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JOCK CHEF

Want to see your favorite athletes dominate in the kitchen? We're here for ya.

by Anna Clemmons and Lyndsey Read

Lyndsey Read and crew
He's a master chef.

Jock Chef, also seen on E:60 episodes, is an online conceit dedicated to showing you athletes knowing their way around a kitchen. If you check out the editions below, you'll also find recipes for what each of them is making in their video. Try it yourself!



ESPN The Magazine's Jock Chef: Shawn Marion
What is "Jock Chef?" Update: Marion is apparently now a Raptor. Read this if you're an Insider.() You ever go to a bar and have just absolutely awful chicken wings, and you're like "Jeez, I'm never coming here again!" (Happens to us all the time.) Apparently you (or we) should be spending more time at Shawn Marion's crib. Dude can rock the chicken wings like some rock the cas-bah (wow, that's a dated reference), as we learned when we filmed a "Jock Chef" video with him.
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Jock Chef: The Super Bowl Edition
What is "Jock Chef?" Tampa, FL isn't necessarily known as a haven for foodies, but when the city hosts America's single biggest one-day sporting event, everyone's cooking to their heart's content—including NFL'ers Reggie Williams (Jaguars) and Bobby McCray (Saints), who have a special guest show up in Chester Pitts (Texans). (The Mayor of Tampa is in the house too.) Yay! Watch the "vid" here. Their recipes are after the jump.
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Jock Chef: Jared Gaither
What is Jock Chef? Baltimore Ravens T Jared Gaither makes his money pancaking defensive linemen. But he's also handy with a frying pan. Check out his recipe for pan seared steak and eggs in the latest installment of espnthemag.com's Jock Chef.


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Reggie Williams' Turkey Treats
What is "Jock Chef?" Little-known fact about Jags receiver Reggie Williams? The man can cook. Check out his turkey bacon-wrapped shrimp and turkey lasagna recipes in the latest installment of espnthemag.com's Jock Chef.
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Shayne Graham sure can cook.
What is "Jock Chef?" The Cincinnati Bengals didn't exactly have a good season, but Shayne Graham is fairly beast. That might be the first time in recorded history that a kicker is referred to as "fairly beast," so in honor of that, watch this video of Graham cooking up a storm. So, seriously, is Marvin Lewis being shown the door? Remember a few years ago when this team was amazing? Damn Kimo messing up Carson Palmer's knee.
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Reggie Torbor cooks up a mean Shrimp Etouffee
In the latest installment of ESPN The Magazine's Jock Chef series (some of which have been seen on E:60), Miami Dolphin Reggie Torbor cooks Shrimp Etouffee for his teammates Jason Ferguson and Channing Crowder. Enjoy! (The recipe can be found by clicking through.)
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Jock Chef: The New England Patriots Jarvis Green cooks chicken and sausage gumbo
Jarvis Green has his own website. That's cool. (When you go there, it says "Let's play some defense! Give me three and out!" with a thumping rap track underneath. Awesome.) He has a foundation. Cooler. He plays for the New England Patriots, a (OK-maybe-not-this-season) traditional winner. He's fourth all-time in sacks at LSU, a place that has produced some fearsome defensive linemen. For our purposes with the Jock Chef series (seen on E:60 as well), this is the coolest thing about the dude: he cooks a mean chicken and sausage gumbo. Watch him do it here. Click 'Read More' for the actual recipe. And hey—if you end up trying it at home, holler at us and tell us how it went. We are providing a service here, after all.
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Jock Chef: Bobby McCray whips up chicken and shrimp fettuccini
[Want to see more 'Jock Chef' episodes? Here is Jets DT Kris Jenkins (omelette) and here is Bills S George Wilson (chicken, green beans, corn and baked beans) ] Bobby McCray played his college ball at Florida and now helps anchor the D-Line of the New Orleans Saints. You'd assume that from a culinary standpoint, he'd be big into jambalaya, crawfish or the like? No. The dude can actually make a mean chicken and shrimp fettuccini. You can watch him make it in this video and if you click 'Read More,' it'll take you to the recipe he uses.
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Jock Chef: George Wilson does green beans and chicken
Buffalo Bills S George Wilson was all too happy to cook up a few of his specialties during the pre-season. Raised by a single mother, Wilson says he and his brother and sister were taught that a home-cooked meal is one of the most important things in a household. While enjoying some of his mom's signature dishes, like salmon and pork chops, the Kentucky native learned tips like "making things to your taste; as long as you start with a little, you can add to it, but don't ever overdo it," Wilson says.
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Kris Jenkins can cook a mean omelette
Some things in this world just go together: peanut butter and jelly, oreos and milk, and Lauren and Heidi. Other pairings might surprise you; we've got one! Massive Jets DT Kris Jenkins and kitchen chops. The dude can cook a mean omelette. We're going to show you, via our new series, Jock Chef.
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