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Confused Player Tackles Teammate

Posted Nov 01, 2009 5:50PM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Random Acts of Sport

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A football player who became momentarily confused on a punt return tackled his own teammate during a semi-pro game last week.

Mauriece McIver was playing on the punt return team for the Las Vegas Cobras when, for reasons he himself probably can't understand, he decided to tackle his own teammate, who was breaking into the clear for a long return. This wasn't a player accidentally bumping into his teammate, this was a player perfectly wrapping up his teammate for a textbook form tackle

When you first hear that McIver tackled his own teammate you might think he had a grudge against him or something, but no: You can tell from his reaction that McIver was upset with himself when he realized what he had done. McIver buried his head in his hands afterward, but the damage was done. I wonder what the post-game conversation was like.

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