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WATCH: Actor goes viral for hilariously bad football throw; tries to explain himself
By Adam Spencer
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Hollywood actors aren’t the best at emulating high-level athletes, but sometimes, things get taken to hilarious new lows.
That was the case on Tuesday, when a clip of actor Robbie Amell went viral for his awkward and painful-looking throwing motion.
Check out the tweet below and watch how Amell throws the football during this clip from his movie:
Check out this "star QB" throwing motion. Why do actors struggle to throw a football like a regular humans? pic.twitter.com/eHhUhpVfav
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) August 5, 2019
Things aren’t always what they seem in Hollywood, though, so it’s not fair to judge Amell based on that clip alone. Indeed, he took to Twitter after the video went viral to explain himself:
https://twitter.com/RobbieAmell/status/1158571751753732096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1158571751753732096&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F08%2Factor-tries-to-prove-he-can-throw-a-football-after-awkward-movie-clip-goes-viral
He also proved that he is a better thrower than the scene from the movie makes him out to be:
https://twitter.com/RobbieAmell/status/1158584656620449803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1158584656620449803&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F08%2Factor-tries-to-prove-he-can-throw-a-football-after-awkward-movie-clip-goes-viral
Still not a great throwing motion, but miles better than what made the final cut for the movie. Maybe he can put it in his next movie contract that he doesn’t want to look like a doofus while throwing a football?
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
