For many young men, the dating app Tinder is pretty entertaining. You scroll through pictures of local women in your specified age range and radius and swipe either right or left if you’re attracted to them or not, respectively. If you both swipe right, you are matched up and can talk.
But what a out if you’re a notable person, a celebrity or athlete? Can you still Tinder?
Well some New York Jets players are using Tinder, and while some list that they’re NFL players or show themselves in NFL gear in their profiles, others don’t. Former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Breno Giacomini is one who doesn’t use it, and in fact he lies about his profession entirely instead of simply omitting it. Though he doesn’t call it lying.
From the Wall Street Journal:
"On (offensive lineman Breno) Giacomini’s profile, there are no pictures of him in an NFL jersey. The four photos show the 28-year-old, 318-pound lineman smiling and wearing a short-sleeve shirt or tank top. He looks like a construction worker-which is what he initially tells women he is.The facade cracks after he meets his dates in person. “A few weeks later, it’s like, ‘What do you have to do on Sunday?'” he said. His reply: “‘I have to do work.'”…He has gone on several online dates and said he isn’t technically lying when he tells women he’s a construction worker. “I did do construction, growing up with my father, and I still do the side jobs there when I go back home,” he said.The women eventually figure it out. Besides dodging questions about his Sunday whereabouts, Giacomini must deal with fans who notice his massive frame. “After a while, it’s, ‘Hey, how come this guy wants to take a picture with you?'” he said. “And it’s like, ‘Well, they think I play football or something.’"
Other Jets players also conceal their identity, like cornerback Kyle Wilson, who doesn’t want to meet football groupies.
If you’re wondering who the cheesiest Jets player is on Tinder, probably rookie safety Calvin Pryor who is using his NFL status all he can.
"Half of safety Calvin Pryor’s six photos showed him celebrating his first-round selection in this year’s NFL draft. One showed him shirtless."