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No One Is Wearing Shirts in the NFL Today

I mean, we went through millennia of evolution and invention to make sure our asses didn't freeze in this type of weather. But whatever. Go for it, m'dudes.

What cold? pic.twitter.com/KdDaqS3i1p
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 8, 2017

Sometimes, before playing in a big game, a cold shower is in order to get hyped. But 'cold' in water terms is like 50 degrees—and we all know you just crank it back to hot afterwards. But these Wild Card players are out there in 'feels like' six and nine degree weather, stunting all kinds of pain tolerance. Maybe just to prove how tough they are? Seemingly so.

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Ryan Shazier kind of started things up in Pittsburgh's 17 degree weather with his best JR Smith impression, above.

How @RyanShazier arrived @heinzfield and then him during warmups. #HereWeGo #Steelers pic.twitter.com/GKIb6QX91u
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) January 8, 2017

Which must have worked well, because he later went on to do this:

.@RyanShazier drops back into coverage… Reads the QB.
And gets the PICK. #HereWeGo #NFLPlayoffs https://t.co/OpPaT2xcAP
— NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2017

Then, Odell Beckham Jr. didn't want to squander an opportunity to get some attention, so he went for a stroll in Wisconsin sans shirt.

This is a shirtless Odell Beckham Jr. It is 13 degrees out there. pic.twitter.com/nnCfJbyIa2
— Steve Politi (@StevePoliti) January 8, 2017

And then the rest of the Giants somehow concocted their own shirtless uniform for their warmups.

#mindset #GiantsPride pic.twitter.com/RiejyXk7pt
— New York Giants (@Giants) January 8, 2017

I mean, we went through millennia of evolution and invention to make sure our asses didn't freeze in this type of weather. But whatever. Go for it, m'dudes.