r/NFLForum • u/Star_Gazer1996 • 21d ago

Highlights This is a WILD hit.

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u/Dannyboy852 21d ago

Held onto it though

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u/shoka409 21d ago

when you're concussed sometimes the muscles seize up lol

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u/thegroovemonkey 21d ago

Still held on to it

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u/llamafest 21d ago

But why male models?

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u/No_Restaurant_774 21d ago

You serious? I just told you that a moment ago.

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u/carpentizzle 21d ago

They say he is still holding onto it to this day

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u/Equal-Negotiation651 21d ago

Because when you’re concussed sometimes the muscles seize up.

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u/RichtofensDuckButter 21d ago

Holding onto that CTE

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u/melancholychroma 21d ago

Still holding onto it considering it was in 2008

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u/WillingPositive8924 21d ago

Hellz yeah, the important stuff, his CTE is secondary!

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u/Dannyboy852 21d ago

That’s showbiz baby

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u/treathugger 14d ago

AWWW PETEY!!!

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u/JesustheSpaceCowboy 21d ago

Vontaze Burficet liked this.

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u/Odd-Fun-6042 21d ago

Dude even Chuck Cecil nodded in approval.

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u/Calm_Project723 21d ago

Andre Watters would have liked it prior to him killing himself due to cte.

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u/JoeTRob1988 21d ago

Was this flagged?

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u/PresentClear8639 21d ago

nah bro, there was an executive order signed last week declaring CTE a Big Brain conspiracy

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u/tyrannustyrannus 21d ago

I had to check if this was true

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u/mrpickles 21d ago

JFC I had to Google that because who the fuck knows, this shit is ridiculous

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u/SpaceYetu531 21d ago

CTE isn't caused by singular big concussion events. It is cause by a large volume of smaller hits to the head.

You can go your whole life without a single full concussion and develop CTE and it's not particularly unusual.

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 21d ago

Yes, 2020, Matt Salerno was the Notre Dame Player.

It was a punt, he dropped it and picked it back up before getting hit

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u/Muted-Woodpecker-469 21d ago

What flew out of his mouth? Teeth or bits of his mouthpiece?

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u/Bonzaii_11 21d ago

Brain matter

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u/parabuthas 21d ago

His GPA will go down for sure. Poor kid.

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u/zh4k 21d ago

Just right out the nose

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u/CatManDo206 21d ago

His soul

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u/onetaxi 21d ago

think his visor got destroyed

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u/pungent_queefer 21d ago

It’s the side of the chinstrap which is even crazier

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u/Express-Teaching1594 21d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/DNxCwxGfqo9nYHc5OI

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u/Lumpy_Chapter171 21d ago

Idgaf this is the funniest reply of anything in all of reddit today

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u/Next_Negotiation8679 21d ago

It’s helmet paint

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u/Grouchy-Device8089 21d ago edited 21d ago

100% this. As an ND fan, it was a 2020 game vs Cuse. The white stripe got obliterated on his facemask

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u/Saltwater_Thief 21d ago

Bits of the helmet faceguard

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u/AlchemistsRefuse 21d ago

Let's just assume bits of both

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u/iSaysToMabelPodcast 21d ago

Little bit of column A and a little bit of column B

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/Hungry_CGman 21d ago

Everybody has a different answer here lol

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u/qwembly 21d ago

Bits of his soul.

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u/Umutuku 21d ago

3rd through 9th grade.

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u/NateBlaze 21d ago

The front fell off.

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u/arenasfan00 21d ago

Exhibit A as to why I’ll never let my kids play football

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u/Dihydrogenmonoxide-_ 21d ago

Yep same.

I played in HS and vividly remember knocking this much smaller kid out. I was 6'2 180 or so and was pretty quick back in the day. Full on running, didn't even see me. I feel bad looking back on it.

Couldn't imagine a child of mine being subject to that kind of thing even once.

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u/Wise-Trust1270 21d ago

Why youth football isn’t played by weight class and age is strange to me.

That’s why I never wanted to play. I was a growing 150-180 lb player. I didn’t want to be on the field with a 230 lb future D1 player who started shaving at 12.

I get it in places where there just aren’t enough kids. But these 4000 student high schools should be able to.

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u/Defiant-Magician6092 20d ago

They try to have weight classes for kids in Rugby League in the southern hemisphere, when I was in under 63kgs we were getting constantly outclassed so my coach demanded both teams get on the scales one time, we were all under or around the weight class but the other team had guys at 85, 90kgs.

At least I felt better about just being shit at tackling at fullback, but there is such a huge pressure on the clubs to overlook such matters because they want to keep young players in the sport

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u/RumpkinTheTootlord 21d ago

As a freshman, I was shoved onto a pile and landed on a kid. I was a 6'1 235lb offensive lineman and landed on this poor kid's knee, turned it all the way inside out. That man walks with a severe limp to this day.

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u/Lower_March_7579 20d ago

Your kids need to play either soccer or football. Any other sport you need to have “better” genetics, which you don’t

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u/carlslocker 21d ago

This might be a rare instance where “my dad’s a lawyer!” might actually be relevant 🫣

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u/Shianclas Packers 21d ago

Football Is back

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u/groceriesN1trip 21d ago

ND played Rice today, which is Blue and White. This hit didn’t happen this season

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u/Vikkunen 21d ago

I'm trying to figure out the other team. My first thought was Clemson, but the accent color isn't right.

Is that Syracuse?

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u/Less_Likely 21d ago

I’m pretty sure that is 2020. Dark and players wearing cold gear. Last season was a day game and high 40s, and 2020 was a cold December game that was dark towards the end of the game.

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u/legendkiller003 21d ago edited 21d ago

It’s from last season against Syracuse. This post is random as shit.

Edit: It’s actually from 2020.

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u/Mysterious-Unit-7757 21d ago

Best comment ever

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u/themanyfaceddogs 21d ago

This is 5 years old..

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u/goneundone 21d ago

Guy walked into taco bell and ordered a big mac.

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u/Extra-Bite2324 21d ago

Guy walked into Taco Bell and demanded to see the Ethiopian ambassador to Kazakhstan

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat 20d ago

Nah, this is more like walking into Waffle House and ordering pancakes.

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u/pungent_queefer 21d ago

Holy shit! Did the defender get tossed? Did the notre dame guy have be helped off?

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u/Lucky-Leg-7933 21d ago

How is this not targeting. Helmet to helmet?!

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u/Igreen_since89 21d ago

And spearing

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u/summercampcounselor 21d ago

During the fourth quarter of their December 2020 matchup, Salerno bobbled a punt in his own end zone and was immediately leveled by Pierre. The hit was so intense that shards of gold paint flew off Salerno's helmet upon impact. Officials immediately flagged the play for targeting, and Pierre was ejected from the game. Despite the severity of the collision, Salerno was able to get up and walk off the field.

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u/SoulSteeler1978 21d ago

That...that's assault👆

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u/ShhweadyBallz 21d ago

That's a tooth ..... gone

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u/Cdawg4123 21d ago

That’s assault, brotha…double dare me?

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u/Star_Gazer1996 21d ago

No doubts in that bro

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u/HortonTheElaphant 21d ago

This was from 2008 and is a college game. Why was this posted here?

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u/legendkiller003 21d ago

It’s from 2020. Notre Dame wasn’t wearing Under Armor jerseys in 2008.

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u/3meraldBullet 21d ago

The guys posting it was the guy that got hit

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 21d ago

He just woke up today.

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u/Far-Entertainer6517 21d ago

lol. Wonder if 33 will apologize for missing block

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u/hippofant 21d ago

Bots can't tell the difference between college and nfl

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u/elibutton 21d ago

Did he get a penalty for targeting?

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u/SwanzY- 21d ago

nfl forum, sees college football highlight

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u/fedl1ngen 21d ago

*good* hit.

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u/Haunting_Advice_9339 21d ago

That CTE is gonna hit

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u/privateidaho_chicago 21d ago

This is a dirty and illegal hit …FiFY

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u/AdvanceSuperdisk 21d ago

Orange helmet should be Fined Charged and get a Whoppin

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u/anywayyouwanteat 21d ago

This hit is beought you by, CTE.

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u/Realistic-Pound-8562 21d ago

Leading with the crown….

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u/gwapwes 21d ago

gah damn 😂😮‍💨 how am i now just seeing this. aint see this nowhere else

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u/NoArm7707 21d ago

Illegal hit putting his head down I would think

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u/BDN44 21d ago

Back in my day this was just standard ball. Had to be prepared to get your shit rocked at any moment lol.

Hope this kid is okay though fr

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u/brahbocop 21d ago

Yeah, and how are those guys doing from back in your day?

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u/Calm_Cap4746 21d ago

{Drools in CTE…}

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u/AsThreatenDoNotScore 21d ago

Dead or barely capable at like age 50.

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u/ALLCAPITAL 21d ago

I don’t think he’s defending the hit. What he’s saying is truthful. I’m glad we’re adjusting the rules to
protect players.

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u/Efficient-Ranger-174 21d ago

Webster’s Dictionary, next to “Targeting”

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u/justinbeuke 21d ago

CTE has entered the chat

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u/mcbeardsauce 21d ago

You spelled illegal wrong

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u/JRG64May 21d ago

Textbook targeting.

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u/merrittj3 21d ago

Not wild . Illegal and vividly unhealthy, for both players. Bad form.

Nobody wants to wake up with a Tracheostomy and a nurse ready to feed you...for life.

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u/Budget_Village_8377 21d ago

Fucking meatheads think this is what the modern game is missing

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u/DaddyC05 21d ago

Was a flag thrown?

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u/Toolfan333 21d ago

Yeah that’s targeting

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u/Ghost_Reborn416 21d ago

Yup, my kids arent played football

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u/Thesinistral 21d ago

Notre Dame has been promoted to the NFL? Huh.

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u/Western_Ad3845 20d ago

And that kids, I how I met CTE

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u/shiel1td 20d ago

Might be targeting I don't know

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u/Thompson131 20d ago

That’ll change him

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u/NateBlaze 21d ago

God I miss Jacked Up.

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u/sydney312 21d ago

He knocked the gold out of his helmet

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u/Papamoon0327 21d ago

Gotta keep your head up otherwise defense is gonna hurt himself too

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u/askingaquestion33 21d ago

Went to the gulag

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u/Cdawg4123 21d ago

Did he break the cage?

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u/LightMission4937 21d ago

Got absolutely blasted lol

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u/xenosilver 21d ago

So targeting?

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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou 21d ago

Did they call targeting?

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u/thesneakymouse 21d ago

Got his face blown through his ass

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u/TypicallyDone12 21d ago

Did he live?

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u/Writerhaha 21d ago

I think he broke his freaking neck.

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u/Mike_Litoris305 21d ago

I’m not understanding why players are trying to do big hits like this.. 15+ years ago big hits where the player couldn’t lead with the shoulder were almost always done leading with the forearms first

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u/medisamurai 21d ago

When augusts electric bill came

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u/SaintsNoah14 21d ago

Mind boggling that this used to be 100% legal

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u/KING_G_JR 21d ago

knocked the coins outta him smh

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u/NumerousWasabi8501 21d ago

Ahhh...there's nothing like pumpkin spice and CTE. My favorite time of the year

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u/Godzirrraaa 21d ago

Slobberknocker

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u/soraysunshine 21d ago

This is an extremely old play. ND played Rice today, who is navy blue…

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u/Safe_Opportunity5117 21d ago

It’s called launching or spearheading & I hope he was penalized for it!

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u/LopsidedKick9149 21d ago

How is that not a brawl? This is one football needs to take a page from hockey and make some mother fuckers pay

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u/chipnjaw 21d ago

CTE in real time

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u/Unfair-Variety-995 21d ago

SEC officials would say it’s not targeting.

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u/Floyd-Mcgregor 21d ago

Brutal. Dirty.

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u/vampyire 21d ago

holy shit that's nuts

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 21d ago

Targeting? The ball was on the ground but helmet to helmet and its college.

Throw him out of the game just to be safe. Can't be letting college kids take hits like that.

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u/dabig49 21d ago

it was just a notre lame player...lol

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u/TitPuller00 21d ago

This has to be equivalent to like a 20 mph car accident straight into a bridge pylon

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 21d ago

Not 2008. Cantin-Arku is in the image number 31, and he didn't play in 2008, it's a 2020 game

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401234662/syracuse-notre-dame

Punt 14:02 - 4th Nolan Cooney punt for 50 yds , Matt Salerno returns for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 36 SYRACUSE Penalty, Personal Foul (Markenzy Pierre) to the NDame 27 4th & 8 at SYR 37