Big-man hustle play by Broncos' Garett Bolles goes laughably wrong (video)
Respect the hustle.
Also, try your best not to laugh.
Garett Bolles gave it his all on a play gone wrong for the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Unfortunately for the Broncos, it wasn't quite enough.
Running back Melvin Gordon fumbled on a first-down carry against the Las Vegas Raiders in the second quarter. Raiders cornerback Amik Robertson scooped up the loose ball, darted through a crowd at midfield then broke free down the right sideline toward the end zone. He had one Broncos pursuer in tow: Bolles ā a 6-5, 300-pound offensive tackle.
Bolles did not give up on the play. He chased Robertson as far as he could before making a desperate diving effort near the 5-yard line to prevent the defensive touchdown. He did not succeed.
"HE'S GOT AN ENTOURAGE!"
Kevin Harlan's call of this @Raiders fumble six was ELECTRIC
šŗ: CBS, Paramount+pic.twitter.com/KQY12F8gQ7ā NFL on CBS š (@NFLonCBS) October 2, 2022
Here's another angle with the payoff landing 13 seconds in.
Perfect place at the perfect time š¤ @_YoungTruth7
šŗ: #DENvsLV on CBS
š±: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/qvpR1tCMp1 pic.twitter.com/aduUlmMjQjā NFL (@NFL) October 2, 2022
The effort here from Bolles is A-plus. His hangtime is resoundingly not.
Is it fair in this instance to criticize a 300-pound man whose job is to bully defensive ends in the trenches? Absolutely not. He's not paid to run and jump. But that doesn't mean that folks are going to laugh at it. And laugh at it they did.
Great play by Robertson! However Iām tweeting this for the Bolles dive at the end šš¤£
pic.twitter.com/uydwILeAwMā Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) October 2, 2022
I'm up to about 30 times watching this and still laughing as hard as the first time. Will be for a while. https://t.co/JwQobz3iHt
ā Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) October 2, 2022
same energy pic.twitter.com/Lk3w1UhN20
ā CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 2, 2022
Garrett Bolles giving it his all šš
pic.twitter.com/NgN5csmINzā PFF (@PFF) October 2, 2022
Respect that effort from Bolles. Almost had him š pic.twitter.com/qlVrHXKDA3
ā Connor Halley (@ConnorHalley) October 2, 2022
Twitter can be cruel.