Former Cleveland Browns Star Andrew Hawkins Shares The Uncomfortable Truth About What Happens During NFL Games

Andrew Hawkins says at least seven NFL players urinate on themselves during every game.© Image via: X/@NFL_DovKleiman

Andrew Hawkins says at least seven NFL players urinate on themselves during every game, and they do it on purpose. The former Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals receiver made the claim on The Dan Le Batard Show. His reason is blunt. Walking off the field means missing snaps, and no player wants that. Hawkins never went that far himself. He once sprinted to the locker room during a game against the Baltimore Ravens and paid for it with a few plays. Now he wants the league to put portable toilets in the blue medical tents.

Andrew Hawkins Explains Why NFL Players Stay On The Field Instead Of Using The Bathroom

“In the NFL guys pee on themselves every game. I would say on average per NFL game, at least seven guys urinate on themselves purposely during the game,” Hawkins said during an appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show.

Nobody does it for an edge. The motive is time on the field. A receiver who jogs to the tunnel can miss a drive, and the offense moves on without him. Players take in fluids from warmups to the fourth quarter, so the urge arrives whether the game allows it or not.

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Hawkins says the habit goes beyond the pros. He remembers a high school running back who chose to defecate on himself mid-game rather than step out. That back ran for about 175 yards.

Former Cleveland Browns Receiver Andrew Hawkins Wants Portable Toilets In NFL Sideline Medical Tents

Hawkins stopped short of that himself. Against the Baltimore Ravens, he felt trouble coming right after he caught a two-point conversion. He ran straight for the locker room. The route took him along the Ravens' sideline, which he says was simply the fastest way from where he stood. He made it in time and missed a few plays.

That experience shapes his pitch. He would have the NFL place portable toilets inside the blue medical tents on the sideline. The conversation soon drifted into jokes about adding a photo booth to the tent.

Hawkins played 74 regular-season games for the Bengals and Browns from 2011 to 2016. He caught 209 passes for 2,419 yards and nine touchdowns, and his best year came in Cleveland in 2014 with 63 catches for 824 yards and two scores. He signed with the New England Patriots in May 2017 and announced his retirement that July at 31, saying he did not feel physically ready for training camp.