WATCH: High school team scores kickoff return TD with wild deer as lead blocker
Usually, a lead blocker is smart enough to find a defender, quick enough to make contact with him and strong enough to drive him downfield.
He’s also usually a human.
That wasn’t the case on this kickoff return touchdown by Sean Toomey-Stout of Coupeville High School in Whidbey Island, Washington. A video of the play posted on Facebook by Beth Stout shows a deer sprinting onto the field just as the ball is fielded before running all the way into the opposite end zone.
It’s safe to say the Kings High School kickoff team was probably a little distracted by the unexpected participant. Trends in football generally flow upward from high school, so we’ll see if any college coaches begin implementing deer in the return game.