Here’s What A Dazed NFL Kicker Looks Like After Getting Buried On A Return

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Meet Steven Hauschka, Seahawks kicker. Of course, Steven Hauschka doesn’t look as if the spelling of Steven Hauschka would come easy to him as he tries to follow a finger and keep blood from pouring out of his head. CBS ran maybe a second of this shot before they realized hey, bad move with that whole Frontline jawn and whatnot.

Seattle Times captured the shot

Seattle Times captured the shot

But whatever. He got back in to a game that would see the Seahawks beat the Titans 20-13. Prompting a heroism think-piece column excerpted here:

Punter Jon Ryan observed the crowd of reporters around Hauschka’s locker — scrutiny usually reserved for occasions when a game-winning field goal attempt is either made or missed — and cracked, “All that attention for a little nosebleed.”

Yeah. All this for a little nosebleed. Rub some dirt on it, nancyboy.

Deadspin’s got a GIF of the CTE embedder here.

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