New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan triggered a second of chaos when he dropped the ball earlier than punting it in Sunday’s sport towards Philadelphia Eagles.
Gillan obtained the ball and went to punt far upfield when he appeared to drop it amid the moist and wet circumstances on the MetLife Stadium.
The ball bounced earlier than he scuffed contact and because it landed, the gamers themselves appeared unclear on what adopted subsequent. So too had been the officers.
Jamie Gillan had a second to overlook as he by chance drop kicked the ball in a Giants sport
They needed to huddle collectively and confer earlier than finally awarding the ball to the Eagles for an unlawful kick and a 10-yard penalty for the Giants.
Gillan’s kick was shaping as much as sum the whole sport up for the Giants – they trailed the Eagles 21-7 on the halftime interval.
Unsurprisingly, followers reacted ruthlessly to Gillan’s error. Gillan was born in Scotland and performed rugby as a child – a sport the place gamers are allowed to dropkick the ball.
He solely began taking part in soccer when he moved to the US age 16 and is nicknamed ‘the Scottish hammer’.
One fan responded to the clip on Twitter by saying: ‘Did he do that on goal? I can’t inform if the ball slipped or he forgot this isn’t rugby.’
Sadly for Gillan, social media was not good studying in response to his kick
One other fan wrote: ‘Jamie Gillan simply drops the ball earlier than the punt… The wheels have utterly come off at this level.’
The Giants had sympathy from a rival supporter, who wrote: ‘That #JamieGillan punt was essentially the most painful factor I’ve ever watched occur in an NFL sport and I am a Colts fan…’
The Giants headed into Sunday’s sport with a 7-4 file, sitting third within the NFC East standings.
