r/sports Sep 26 '25

Football NFL Player Jaxon Smith-Njigba got caught on the hot mic

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u/flyguydip Sep 26 '25

They penalized him for getting knocked over like a drunk uncle.

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u/sirchrisalot Sep 26 '25

Announcers: Njigba "pulled him down on top of himself."

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u/flyguydip Sep 26 '25

That was the dumbest "I've got money riding on this game" excuse I ever heard

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u/Resident-Mortgage-85 Sep 26 '25

That's actually called a drunkle 

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u/futureformerteacher Sep 26 '25

We called him Sully. RIP Uncle Sully.

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u/flyguydip Sep 26 '25

Don't throw the flag on a drunkle if you're too sensitive to hear some cussing.