Who knew having long hair in the NFL was such a liability??!
This weekend during a matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and the Jacksonville Jaguars, running back Andre Ellington ran up the middle for a short gain.
Nothing seem unusual about the play, but when defensive end Jason Babin emerged from the pile-up, he had a little trophy in his hand. Some of Andre Ellington’s hair!
That’s right! When Jason made the tackle, he grabbed a handful of the Cardinal’s dreads and actually pulled it off of his head!
OUCH!!
The even crazier thing is that the play was perfectly legal! NFL players are 100% allowed to grab each other’s hair, meaning players with luscious locks of hair are ALWAYS at risk!
Andre addressed the nasty incident after the game and took to Twitter to let fans know he was alright:
Hair is all good. Nothing serious. Look worse than it really was. S/o to the dread heads! Will get it stitch back in. Birdgang got the win!
— Andre Ellington (@Dre23_LilBit) November 17, 2013
Well that’s good to hear!
And the news got even better for Andre, as he somehow got his hair back after the game and plans to sew it back onto his head!
Um, congrats??
We’re not 100% sure, but we’re guessing this might convince some players to consider getting a hair cut! LOLz!
Ch-ch-check out Andre getting his dreads back (below)!
[Image via Twitter.]
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