Happy September! Although it doesn’t quite feel like it yet, fall will soon be in the air—and with fall comes football season! When you gather with friends, family, and food around the television for one of America’s favorite pastimes, do you ever wonder whether any professional athletes are gluten free? Well I did, and I compiled a list of interesting pros whose gluten-free lifestyles far from hinder their performance on the field.
Drew Brees:
Drew Brees has played for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, and Purdue Boilermakers.
Cedric Benson:
Cedric Benson has played for the Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Texas Longhorns.
Novak Djokovic:
The Serbian tennis player won Wimbledon in 2011.
Sabine Lisicki:
German tennis player
Justin Morneau:
Justin Morneau has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Minnesota Twins baseball teams.
Eve Muirhead:
Eve Muirhead is a Scottish Curler who won Bronze for the UK in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Raúl Ibañez:
Raúl Ibañez is allergic to both gluten and dairy, and has played for various professional baseball teams, including the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, and Seattle Mariners.
Know any other gluten-free athletes? Leave a comment and send them our way! Happy football season!
