The lighter side of sports: The story of DK Metcalf and Rodrigo Blankenship

Sep 15 2021 by Field Gulls

 
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

How a viral Tweet netted a classic photo op.

Like a lot of things nowadays, it started with a tweet.

I love the NFL because both of these humans play the same sport professionally pic.twitter.com/EpnOzCU0ub

— Johnathon Poppe (@JPopASU) November 23, 2020

On the left, you’ve got “Hot Rod” Rodrigo John Blankenship, the Indianapolis Colts’ kicker. The player on the right is DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf.

Mr. Metcalf, obviously, needs no...

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