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#4 Walls Can Hurt - Top 10 Most Embarrassing NFL Moments


In regards to celebrating a touchdown or a positive play, there was one touchdown former Redskins quarterback Gus Frerotte would like to forget. The date was November 23, 1997, and while playing against the New York Giants, Frerotte scored a touchdown and as he went through the end zone he made the ill-fated decision to head butt the wall behind the end zone. Seeing there was padding on the wall perhaps the Washington quarterback thought there would be no bad result. WRONG. Instead, he suffered a sprained neck and had to leave the game. This while wearing his helmet and he did it with such force not only did it make him dizzy; he experienced spasms from the spasmodic move.

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Harv Aronson

Currently, Harv writes for Abstract Sports, Yinzer Crazy, the Sick Podcast, and the magazine Gridiron Greats. Harv’s passion is for sports history but also writes articles about current sports topics. Harv loves all sports but his passion for pro sports began in 1971 as he watched Roberto Clemente, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. As a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan and other Pittsburgh sports, Harv enjoys all sports and is an avid combat sports fan focusing on MMA and boxing.

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