Friday, October 27, 2017

Kiko Alonso Introduced the Emmamite Sandwich to the NFL Last Night

Alonso brought wrestling flair to football cheapshots last night
Photo Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images
This year seems to be a banner year for wrestling moves on the football field, and Kiko Alonso of the Miami Dolphins kept the chain going last night with a questionably dirty hit on Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco. Flacco was in the process of sliding, which for those who don't know NFL rules, if a QB slides, he's giving himself up and is down at the beginning. Any hit afterwards is deemed illegal unless you can make the argument the tackler was in the process of tackling before the runner started his slide. Alonso looked pretty late here, but that's not why he made TWB today. Some people say he landed a Tito Santana-meets-Masato Tanaka hybrid of the flying forearm and Sliding D. Personally though, I think this tackle evoked more of Emma's signature seated corner splash, the Emmamite Sandwich


Eesh. Either way, Flacco ended up with a concussion on the play, and Alonso was flagged 15 yards for the personal foul, even though some people are still making the argument that it was a bang-bang play and he started the process of tackling before Flacco slid. Regardless, I'm always going to err on the side of player safety, but also pointing out when tackles and other stuff on the football field resemble wrestling moves. It's a complex duality, I know.