Tiki Torching the Today Show

This morning I worked from home and had the pleasure of watching former NFL star running back Tiki Barber on The Today Show. I recalled that he had been hired but I never turn on the TV in the morning so I've apparently been missing out. Even his wiki page is calling him a "news and sports broadcaster" first before a former RB, and he only quit at the end of last season.

When Al Roker did a tour of the studios and I saw Tiki sitting on a desk, it still hadn't dawned on me that he was actually a part of the show. I thought he just got caught flirting with the blonde whose desk he was perched atop.

I was in and out (since I was working!) through most of the show but I did catch one of the co-hosts telling him that he had a great-shaped head for wearing the bald look. Just like he used to hear in the NY Giants locker room.

His neck may be a little thicker than some of the guys . . . , but he does look like he fits right in, and he's actually pretty darn likable. He's quite smiley for a guy who's used to having defensive lines try to end his career, but I guess I would smile more now, too, since those days are over and I am getting paid to sit still rather than run all the time. I'm definitely not mad at him, but I am a little surprised he's doing "soft" news. If he wants to maintain any shred of credibility with the NFL set, it might be wise to avoid those pet trick segments.