If Green Bay Packers lineman Zach Tom’s NFL career doesn’t work out, he might want to try his luck in acting. Because during Monday night’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Tom unleashed a flop that will rival nearly any you’ll see from a bad guy’s henchman in an action movie.
AJ Dillon picked up a first down for the Packers, running for five yards on a second-and-two. As the play came to an end, Tom, who was engaged in a block with Raiders star Maxx Crosby, fell to the ground, face first. So, what happened?
After Crosby broke away, he gave Tom a shove in the back. While Crosby’s shove was unnecessary, it’s the kind of thing that happens several times with linemen during the course of an NFL game. Normally, that kind of thing is not penalized. There are, however, exceptions. This was one of those exceptions, thanks to a flop for the ages from Tom.
Peyton and Eli Manning on Monday’s Manningcast, as well as Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the main broadcast, called the flop out in humorous fashion.
"What kind of a splash would that get in the pool? That was a bellyflop…Wow, that was well done. Seeing a live Vegas show."
– Joe Buck on the epic sell by Packers lineman Zach Tom. pic.twitter.com/vMzlxUnXMK
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 10, 2023
They were not alone. Football fans had no problem finding humor in the 6-foot-4, 304-pound lineman’s dramatic fall to the ground.
https://t.co/QBDUyWDFA0 pic.twitter.com/8QjB5IUHL6
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) October 10, 2023
Give Zach Tom an Oscar for this flop 😂
pic.twitter.com/VmLdCtLmib— PFF (@PFF) October 10, 2023
The biggest flop ever 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/oSKNTvRXG0
— Alex Micheletti (@AlexMicheletti) October 10, 2023
Zach Tom has been watching too much LeBron James 🤣🤣
— NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) October 10, 2023
All time flop from Zach Tom 😂pic.twitter.com/pMkEUM6L9b
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 10, 2023
The 15-yard penalty helped the Packers get into position for a 37-yard field goal from Anders Carlson.
[Photo Credit: ESPN]
