The NFL Player Who Worked at McDonald's

Imagine a starting running back on an NFL team actually working at McDonald's while playing in the league. Well, in 1991, that's exactly what happened with San Diego Chargers running back Rod Bernstine, thanks to a bet gone horribly, horribly wrong
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[@RetroJR3379]

We'd Like a Win... Rod: Do you want fries with that

[@raidger4]

Helmets are the 4 teams the Chargers defeated in 1991

[@Kortrix]

It took me about a minute and a half to realize that this wasn’t about Kadarius Toney

[@eugenedenbrook322]

😂

[@marcdaley]

The helmets represent each team the '91 Chargers beat that season.

[@retrogaminggenesis6102]

Everyone I know who works at McDonalds doesn't want to work at McDonalds, I doubt anyone was offended.

[@yassincowboy3876]

I remember when this happen. Rod Bernstine was an underrated player.

[@stephensheppard1083]

He was injury prone. It shortened his career

[@anthonyjkenn6319]

Cordarelle Patterson (#84 when he played with the Vikings and Falcons) and Ty Montgomery (#88 when he played with the Packers and Saints) wave "Hello!!"

[@tallbianca]

“Never again!”

[@chrisp679]

Our Big Mac, who art so greasy, hallowed be thy pickles.

[@randytracy1742]

At least the chiefs beat the chargers in the game you mentioned-they were in one of their good years under Marty schottenheimer-they went to the playoffs in 1991 ! I think today they don’t have any running backs wearing a number on their jerseys like this guy did! 😮😮😮😅😮😅😅

[@glennrugar9248]

Well the current running back market is pretty bad. Oh wait this isn't current? Oops

[@rushbroussard5399]

THE FOUR HELMETS OF THE LOS ANGELES RAIDERS, THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, AND THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ARE THE FOUR TEAMS THAT LOST TO THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS IN 1991

[@CTubeMan]

YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!

[@gohawks3571]

Well, maybe it was a clever way to research🤷 If he straight up went in there to check things out, people would just put on their best face. If he tried to apply, 1) it would still be a stunt, and 2) he would alert them to improve that place. I guess that could happen anyway, but the fact that it was a 50/50 chance of winning made it possible for it to be more casual. It's gotta be hard to do research when you're famous, because people will just be fake around you.

[@RicoCosta317]

There are some players in the NFL that should be working at McDonald's instead of playing football. I'm sure we can all think of a few!

[@RetroJR3379]

Bernstein was a good sport about it. KNSD 39 which is the San Diego NBC had Chargers Today which was a pregame lead in to NFL Live and they interviewed Rod Bernstein while he was at Mickey D

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Ooh I’d love to see the video of that if you have it!

[@RetroJR3379]

​@@OfficialJaguarGator9I'll be on the lookout ⚡️

[@juliana.lymond2622]

Did Anyone Got A McDonald's Ad Before The Start Of The Video?

[@marcus813]

I forgot that Bernstine was Dan Fouts' teammate for one season. As for his wearing No. 82 as a halfback, we could see this happen as of 2024 due to the NFL changing its jersey number rules. This wouldn't have been possible save for Bernstine and Ty Montgomery from 2020 on back.

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

In addition to the four bottom helmets representing the teams that the Chargers beat in 1991, the helmets from left to right represent the order of those four wins.

[@anthony_rivera4735]

Are there any nfl players that served in the armed forces?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

How much time you got? Too many to count

[@observer-effect]

Plenty, and more than one died there.

[@avet4521]

RB Mike Anderson & G Tyler McMeans are both US Marines. Special Teams Coordinator Mike Sweatman and HC Norv Turner are also US Marines.

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

Pat Tillman left the Cardinals after the 2001 season to enlist in the US Army. He was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

If he was looking into being a McDonald’s franchisee, it would have been a very lucrative investment

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

Took me a second to sleuth it out, but I got the info on the helmets in the case since I didn't see anyone else answer. The bottom row in the case is the teams the Chargers beat in 1991. They went 4-12 and only beat the Raiders (week 6), Seahawks (week 11), Saints (week 12), and Dolphins (week 16). EDIT: Nevermind, I scrolled further and saw someone else answered it already.

[@RetroJR3379]

Oh yea Q106 my favorite station before they became a Ranchero station

[@agrofindastation]

Que Buena 106.5!

[@RetroJR3379]

@agrofindastation Before it was La Pantera which was a way better name

[@RetroJR3379]

@agrofindastation My dad listen for La Bueno, La Mala & La Feo 😆

[@agrofindastation]

@RetroJR3379 seriously. That is such a better name for a radio station.

[@RetroJR3379]

@agrofindastation Not only that thier logo can be passed as a sports team

[@julianlymond975]

Funny Enough, I Am Eating A Filet-O-Fish And An Ice Cream At McDonald's While Watching This Video.

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about the governor of Florida working as a sideline reporter for a Dolphins playoff game in 1985. Badabababa you’re loving it!

[@Lawomenshoops]

Roy Green was a DB, who switched to WR and became all pro. He wore another number as a DB, then he was a full time WR switches to 81! This happened maybe 8 years before Bernstein, but why did Green have to switch to a WR number, when Bernstein didn’t! Green didn’t change teams!

[@broski89]

A minimum wage employee making an impact in the NFL. So that's where Belichick got the idea from

[@AnimalClans]

Is it Bernstine or Bernstain?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

I see what you did there. That's a Mandela Effect that will always get me

[@CTubeMan]

The latter if he played in Chicago.

[@AnimalClans]

@@matthewdaley746 Hulk Hogan would do that.

[@psychorabbitt]

I can't speak for the early 90s, but by the time I was working at McDonald's from 1999-2018 you had to have a certain amount of time as a store manager as well as collateral to put down against buying a franchise (so like a house). I would imagine that a former NFL player would have the collateral, but an hour and a half working the register doesn't prepare you for being a store manager. That doesn't mean he didn't eventually buy franchises in some other chain, tho.

[@CameronMcCaffrey-e7p]

He's a real one for honoring that bet. A great and underrated player.

[@-PURPLE-HEAD]

Wasn’t even a Chargers fan, but Bernstein and Butts were two of my favorites.

[@d0nKsTaH]

I remember Bernstine took over for an injured Marion Butts... Eventually, taking the job but then later falling behind the new RB (years later), Natrone Means. I think there was one year he and Butts were a tandem... Then was around (If I remember right) to share a season with Means as a tandem before finally being cut or retired EDIT: I just checked. Guess I was wrong about him being in the backfield for a year with Natrone Means. Means was drafted in 1993 and played his first year that season (93). Bernstine, had been send to Denver for the 1993 season and changed his number to 33. So it was just him and Butts in his final year or two

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

The 1991 Chargers actually gave a lot of good teams a run for their money. They only lost 4 games by more than 7 points- no two point conversion rule until a few years later- and 3 of the 4 teams they did beat were in playoff contention. They had the pieces in place for the 92 and 94 teams that won the AFC West.

[@Tubewings]

The position switch with Bernstine is the reverse of what happened with Todd Christensen, which JG9 once did a video on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqXYYZqvfM6YgtE Anyways, Christensen entered the NFL as a fullback, but was converted to tight end during his second season in the NFL. He wore #46 with the Raiders, which at the time could only be worn by running backs and defensive backs unless the were grandfathered as mentioned during this video. Nowadays, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends can wear any number from 0-49 and 80-89.

[@CTubeMan]

I think I need to supersize your Cognac!

[@Tubewings]

@@CTubeMan I don't drink alcohol.

[@CTubeMan]

@@TubewingsArnold Palmer?

[@Tubewings]

@@CTubeMan I don't really drink iced tea or lemonade either.

[@CTubeMan]

@@TubewingsDihydrogen Oxide?

[@CTubeMan]

Also, to all Falcons fans, Happy 3-28!

[@LavaDesert]

Medium Income is about 35K, so it's not extremely low, not poverty level anyways.

[@lorenzobeckmann3736]

off-season career of Charlie Tolar

[@chrisp679]

Also, gotta remember Cordarrelle Patterson is wearing 84 still and he converted to RB awhile ago.

[@timtebowsleftarm5368]

Look up Gus Johnson orders at McDonald’s. Hilarious…

[@clydemiller4776]

I remember, as a kid, having a card of a player with the Chargers where the guy’s position was listed as “H-Back”. I wonder if this was the guy. Edit: Didn’t expect a later portion of the video to answer my question. Oops.

[@stephenroberts7554]

We have possibly the nicest McDonald's in the world here in Biltmore Asheville look it up if you don't believe me ❤👍

[@tipharris1087]

Ty Montgomery wore #88 for Green Bay and he was a RB/WR

[@RetroJR3379]

4 of Chargers 1991 opponents

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Sort of…

[@RetroJR3379]

​@@OfficialJaguarGator9I know they played the Raiders, Seahawks and Saints but dont remember the Dolphins maybe a preseason game

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

@@RetroJR3379The Chargers beat the Dolphins 38-30 during week 16 of the 1991 season. The Dolphins led 23-10 after 3 quarters before being outscored 28-7 in the 4th quarter. That collapse ended up costing the Dolphins a wild card spot. The Dolphins still had a chance to clinch a playoff berth in week 17 against the Jets, but the Jets prevailed 23-20 in overtime. The Jets and Dolphins both finished 8-8, but the Jets got the tiebreaker nod due to a head to head sweep against the Dolphins.

[@vince065us.2]

Give him credit: He was a man of his word.

[@Goji-eletienne]

🤣🤣🤣 a guy whose moniker (presumably Indicating a locality of Jacksonville) bemoaning the possible mockery of McDonald's employees like that guy that OWNED the fix on the McDonald's Monopoly game pieces wasn't also operating out of Jacksonville 😂😂😂

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

I have literally never lived in Jacksonville in my life

[@Goji-eletienne]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 it just sounds like it lol, calm down friend, keep doing intriguing content... I'd have said Miami if the handle was Dolphin_Gator

[@CuntryRebel]

Did this video really need 3 minutes of McDonalds economics?