‘More practices for this one game than any NFL preseason’: Reps. Gonzalez and Allred on congressional baseball

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‘More practices for this one game than any NFL preseason’: Reps. Gonzalez and Allred on congressional baseball

The former NFL players are bringing their athletic prowess to Congress' big game

Reps. Anthony Gonzalez and Colin Allred practice on their respective teams for the Congressional Baseball Game. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless and Nathan L. Gonzales

Posted June 24, 2019 at 5:00am

Reps. Anthony Gonzalez and Colin Allred both had careers in the NFL before heading to Congress. Now they’re bringing their big-league talent to opposite sides of the congressional baseball diamond.

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