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Kenneth Walker III’s somersault first down is the NFL’s wildest broken tackle this season


blow the whistle.

This gets hammered into your head as a young football player, with coaches emphasizing that point from the moment you wear your pads until the day you take them off. No matter what the level, he guides your every move on the football field.

against monday night detroit lionsSeattle faced second-and-4th at the Detroit 42-yard line. seahawks Quarterback Geno Smith stuck his hand in the pocket and looked to his left, where Seattle was running a curl/flat combination with Tyler Lockett on a curl route, and Walker going to the flat. Smith threw to his running back Alex Anzalone, who appeared to fall just short of the first-down marker, but Walker refused to go down:

Anzalone initially swarmed Walker on the turf, but the running back ran over the linebacker, forcing Walker to continue fighting for a first down. Anzalone again tried to tackle Walker, but overcame him, and ultimately passed the first-down marker.

Here’s another look at Walker’s incredible effort:

That effort paid off, as the Seahawks ultimately finished the drive with a touchdown.

From Walker himself:

blow the whistle.

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