Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano found himself in a tight spot on Sunday when he tried to get some warmup kicks in during halftime. His spot was being blown up by the Bethune-Cookman band, which was late to leave the field.
Clearly fed up with the lack of personal space, Gano shoved a trombonist out of the way in order to loosened up his right leg.
Now, this wasn’t exactly a violent attack, but Gano still felt a little bad about his actions and decided to do something about it.
(1/4) I just spoke with my friend Marquel Ballard from Bethune-Cookmans marching band and all is forgiven!
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) September 8, 2014
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(2/4)We both laughed off the incident when the band came onto the field as I was kicking and he understood that we were both doing our jobs.
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) September 8, 2014
(3/4)He is an extremely talented trombonist who never skipped a beat yesterday which was very impressive! Since he’s an @Atlanta_Falcons …
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) September 8, 2014
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(4/4)…fan, I have offered him two tickets and field passes for our game in Atlanta.
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) September 8, 2014
What a stand-up move. Kickers aren’t just people, too, they’re better people than you and I. Put that on your shirts, Rich Eisen, if there’s room.
Meanwhile, this this trombonist is still scoring free drinks for his memorable role in football history.
[H/T: Eye on Football]