Someone looked at a football and thought, “You know what this needs? Fire and meat.” The result is a portable charcoal grill shaped like an American football, because apparently regular portable grills weren’t making a strong enough statement about your Sunday priorities.
What It Actually Does
It’s a functional charcoal grill that happens to be shaped like a football. You can take it to tailgate parties, the beach, a friend’s backyard, or anywhere else grilling is both legal and socially acceptable. The football shape isn’t just decorative—it’s a conversation starter, assuming your friends enjoy conversations about novelty cookware.
Who This Is For
This is for people who want everyone at the parking lot to know they’re serious about both grilling and football, possibly in that order. It’s portable enough to travel, football-shaped enough to telegraph your interests from fifty yards away, and functional enough to actually cook food. Whether that combination represents genius or excess is between you and your conscience.
The Verdict
Does it grill? Yes. Is it portable? Also yes. Does it need to be football-shaped? That’s more of a philosophical question. But if you’ve ever wished your cooking equipment could double as a declaration of fandom, this exists and it works.
Nothing says “I take sports seriously” quite like cooking hot dogs inside a giant football.
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