Ex-NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky sparks debate on towel etiquette

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Dan Orlovsky played in the NFL from 2005 to 2015 and became the butt of the joke at one point when he ran out of the back of the end zone as quarterback for the Detroit Lions.

After his playing days were over, Orlovsky has become a well-respected NFL analyst on ESPN and has made breakdowns of certain plays easy to consume. However, on Tuesday, he raised eyebrows and ignited a debate over towel etiquette after showering.

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Dan Orlovsky, #8 of the Detroit Lions, in action during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Aug. 12, 2016 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Orlovsky responded to a tweet from Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey about showering. Humphrey made a good point about having a full-body blower to dry off instead of a towel.

"I want to be able to shower and then have a full body blower dry me off. Boom. No towel. How has someone not created this yet," the Ravens player wrote.

Orlovsky chimed in and wrote that he was weirder than him to which Humphrey asked whether anyone really liked towels.

Dan Orlovsky looks on prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

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Here is where things took a turn.

"How many times do you use a towel post shower till you throw it in laundry? I’m 30 times or so till it goes in," Orlovsky wrote. "And no I agree but that air better be HOT."

The takes then poured in.

Orlovsky was a UConn standout before he was taken