Ian Rapoport drops hilarious reaction to popular ‘gorilla for gorilla trade’ during NFL offseason

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Ian Rapoport found the perfect NFL offseason joke in a real-life gorilla trade between Pittsburgh and Boston. The story had nothing to do with football, but the wording made it impossible for sports fans to ignore. Once the Pittsburgh Zoo and Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo agreed to swap gorillas, the internet immediately treated it like a blockbuster roster move.

Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Pittsburgh and Boston complete rare gorilla trade As Bleacher Report shared, Pittsburgh Zoo agreed to send Frankie to Boston while acquiring Little Joe in return. “Pittsburgh Zoo has agreed to trade 7-year-old male gorilla, Frankie, to Boston in exchange for 33-year-old silverback gorilla, Little Joe,” B/R reported. They added, “Both trades were designed to ‘provide a healthy, genetically diverse population of critically endangered gorillas in human care.

'” The actual reason behind the move was conservation, not competition. Frankie, a young male gorilla, is heading to Boston to join a bachelor group, which helps young males develop socially before they are ready to lead a troop. Little Joe, meanwhile, is an experienced silverback who gives Pittsburgh a veteran leader for its gorilla family group.

Ian Rapoport turns zoo move into NFL trade joke As Ian Rapoport joked on X, the deal had the rarest trade construction imaginable, saying, “A rare gorilla for gorilla trade. ” That line worked because Rapoport is best known for breaking NFL trades, signings, injuries, and roster moves. Seeing him react to a zoo exchange with the same language fans use for football transactions made the post instantly funny.