David Letterman, Donald Trump Talk Football; Letterman Wants to Eliminate Punts

Donald Trump appeared on Late Show With David Letterman Friday night, and a discussion of football that was actually somewhat interesting broke out:

Letterman got things started by saying off-handedly to Trump, "How 'bout those Patriots?" That led Trump to profess his love for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and owner Bob Kraft.

Letterman, however, is an Indiana native, and he predicted that the Patriots would lose in the playoffs and that the Colts will repeat as champs.

The conversation then turned to Trump's experiences as the owner of the New Jersey Generals in the defunct United States Football League. Trump's money helped persuade college stars like Herschel Walker and Jim Kelly to play in the USFL, and all these years later he still seems proud of that accomplishment.

The conversation then turned to rules changes, with Letterman advocating the elimination of punts while Trump countered that overtime should be changed to guarantee each team a possession. It was a conversation worthy of NFL Network.