Mets Joke About Jayden Daniels' LSU Number Dispute
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The New York Mets made a joke about football player Jayden Daniels.
Daniels plays for the Washington Commanders as a quarterback.
He used to play college football at LSU.
Daniels and LSU are having a dispute about his old jersey number.
The dispute is about NIL money. NIL means players can get paid for their name and image.
A company called StubHub also made a joke about Daniels.
StubHub sells tickets for sports games.
Some people think Daniels' team made a mistake in the dispute.
They say Daniels' side made LSU angry.
This happened in the city of Baton Rouge, where LSU is located.
The story is getting attention from sports fans and teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- Mets
- a baseball team from New York
- Commanders
- a football team from Washington
- quarterback
- an important football player who throws the ball
- LSU
- a university with a famous football team
- dispute
- a disagreement between two people or groups
- NIL
- money a player can earn from using their name
- StubHub
- a company that sells sports and event tickets
- Baton Rouge
- a city where LSU is located
- jersey
- a shirt a player wears with a number on it
- troll
- to joke about someone to make fun of them
- camp
- the team of people who work for a famous person
- overplayed his hand
- to try too hard and cause a problem
- fans
- people who like and support a team or player
- college football
- football played by university teams
- sports team
- a group of players who play a sport together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Football 2. LSU 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The New York _____ made a joke about football player Jayden Daniels.
Daniels plays for the Washington _____ as a quarterback.
He used to play college football at _____.
Daniels and LSU are having a _____ about his old jersey number.
The dispute is about _____ money.
A company called _____ also made a joke about Daniels.
StubHub sells _____ for sports games.
Some people think Daniels' team made a mistake in the _____.
This happened in the city of _____, where LSU is located.
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