Dan Connolly’s 71-yard Kickoff Return: One of the Greatest “Fat Guy” Moments in NFL History

All, NFL, Video Jason McIntyre December 19th. 2010, 10:07pm

Dan Connolly, a 315-pound offensive lineman on the Patriots, ran a kickoff late in the first half back 71-yards to set up a touchdown. On a record-setting day when DeSean Jackson had the NFL’s first “walk-off” punt return touchdown, Connolly has unofficially set a record for longest kickoff return in NFL history by anyone over 300 pounds. [vid via @Jose3030]

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10 Responses to “Dan Connolly’s 71-yard Kickoff Return: One of the Greatest “Fat Guy” Moments in NFL History”

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Stephen Douglas (CRM!) Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:10 PM
I would have posted this but I’m drunk.
/tries to wrestle @TyDuffy
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Senator Jersey Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:14 PM
@Jose3030 is a motherfucking monster.
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Professor Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:15 PM
He put a couple of good moves on at the end, too!
The Packers need more tackling drills in practice; between that return and the pick-6 runback just now…oy.
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Senator Jersey Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Oh and thans for the jink CoRM. We’re cool now.
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87 Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:26 PM
between the Deion Branch joke and the Austin Collie joke, CRM is having a legendary commenting day
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Wally's World Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:40 PM
That might be the most unlikely play in NFL history… in a day where a punt return for a TD happened on the last play of the game.
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Jeeves Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:55 PM
Reminds me of Keith Traylor a few years ago. My fav part about his run was him desperately looking for someone to lateral the ball to
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ButtersBC Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 11:43 PM
This has been a trying season…really wanted this tonight
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roastbeast Says:
December 20th, 2010 at 12:02 AM
i’m so bummed right now, no energy, just blue. i was up 30 bucks in cs yesterday, then down to 10 this morning, and lost it all on the giants collapse. had them ML.
took one of my kids to a kids’ place, saw it was 24-3, felt great. then 24-10, started feeling woozy (the place knows what’s up, has several big-screen TVs). 31-10 felt better, then 31-24, last play i saw was giants getting a first down on a 3rd and 1 with 4 minutes left, and i pumped my fist (!) and figgered money in bank. i returned a while later just as jackson;s head appeared for the postgame kremer chat
ugh. oh well, it’s only cs money, but i don;t have the energy to go there anymore since it was time-wasting anyway.
any hugs out there for a brotha?
/not that i’m a brotha
//just an expression
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Bawssmane Says:
December 20th, 2010 at 12:14 AM
any hugs out there for a brotha?
/man-hug for you
My heart goes out to you. The way you described that was wrenching.
That’s precisely why I don’t bet real money or credits on games, and why I can’t let myself play fantasy anything anymore. Experiences like that are deflating in a way completely out of rational proportion with their real importance.