In one of the NFL’s stranger Week 3 moments —and possibly the strangest moment all season —Miami Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead accidentally kicked the ball into the rear end of fellow teammate Trent Sherfield; the ball bounced back out of the end zone for a safety.
Watch the punt below:
WE HAVE THE FIRST EVER ‘BUTT PUNT’ pic.twitter.com/1183HbEqpt
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) September 25, 2022
The botched punt didn’t cost the Dolphins the game, however —the Fins went on to win 21-19. Folks on Twitter immediately began poking fun at the rocket to the rear end.
Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, notorious for the “Butt Fumble,” had a laugh over the kick.
Woah… stay out of my lane bro @thomasmorstead 🤪 #NFL https://t.co/O5ZKUgmSNl
— Mark Sanchez (@Mark_Sanchez) September 25, 2022
Others quickly piled on.
The Butt Punt just happened in Miami.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 25, 2022
Butt fumble? I’ll raise you a butt punt.
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) September 25, 2022
imagine getting a BUTT PUNT SAFETY and losing the game
— Tony X (@soIoucity) September 25, 2022
TFW a punt gets hit right off your butt pic.twitter.com/CSHuSfBm4N
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) September 25, 2022
More over at Fox News:
LAST LAUGH: You’ve seen the ‘butt fumble,’ but now there’s a new hilariously bad play in town – the ‘butt punt,’ and Mark Sanchez is here for it. https://t.co/d7wMrHZsEW pic.twitter.com/TIcLFymTwX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 26, 2022