Danny Amendola isn’t opposed to selling foot pics after retiring from the NFL.

“I love feet, you have to walk on them every day,” said Amendola (38). We weekly exclusively after the Dancing with the stars live show on Tuesday, October 15. “They are dancing feet, they are working feet. My feet are horrible to look at, but hey, thanks for being a fan.

Amendola, of course, thanked his wikiFeet fans (yes, there is a celebrity feet ranking website) in which he apparently scores quite high.

“Believe me, these feet are not pretty,” Amendola said Us.

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The feet conversation came after Amendola’s dance partner, Witney Carsonshared a video on social media of the former football star duct-taping his feet.

“I didn’t even think about that when I was filming,” explained Carson, 30. Amendola joked: “Maybe I should start making money from that.”

On a more serious note, the athlete explained that taping his feet helped throughout the period DWTS process – especially with its contemporary Tuesday routine.

“Bare feet on wood when you turn around, it’s a blister city,” Amendola explained. “I think I have three toes taped up right now that are throbbing. That’s the dance life, man.”

Amendola danced to X Ambassadors’ “Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)” at Dedication Night. The routine was dedicated to the football player’s late Texas Tech football coach, Mike Leachwho died in December 2022 at the age of 61 due to complications from a heart condition.

“He taught us a lot about resilience, a lot about perseverance. His saying was ‘swing your sword,’ and every time you were in a situation he would relate it to being a pirate,” Amendola recalled. Us. “He was obsessed with pirates. If you know Mike Leach, you know Mike Leach.

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Amendola said Leach would always “commit,” which he and Carson embodied during their performance.

The athlete told Us that couldn’t help but give a certain feeling on such an emotional evening, especially when his introductory package was shown before their dance.

“When I watched the promo before we started dancing, I definitely felt a deep level of emotion,” he said. “I just repeated all the things Coach Leach did for me and all my ex-teammates and tried to channel that. It was good.”

Dancing with the stars will simulcast on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8pm ET. The next day you can stream episodes on Disney+.

With reporting by Carly Konsker