The official first week of the NFL is here and it means eye candy galore for us admirers of beefy and husky uniformed gladiators. And to celebrate, these mythical, brutish athletes will be justly worshipped throughout a week I hereby christened NFL MANIA 2009. And if you have any suggestions and requests, please let me know.
To kick things off, here is
Kris Dielman, the burly left guard of the San Diego Chargers.


The above photo is of a bewildered Kris Dielman as he got ejected for “punching” Tamba Hali of the Kansas City Chiefs last year. Watch the video below and it is pretty obvious that Tamba Hali got punched pretty bad … or pretty badly. 😉
Make sure to check out his official San Diego Chargers players page for more photos and videos.

from Chris Wine’s Flickr Photostream
For more awesome Kris Dielman photos on Flickr (such as the one below from laserlightcollectibles), check out the Flickr Hive Mind.

Finally, here’s one of my favorite photos of Mr. Dielman: