British Guy Reacts To Most Athletic Plays In NFL History 

Awesome video. Some of these plays were amazing to see. Sheer athleticism from elite sportsmen is quite a sight. What is the most impressive athletic play you have ever seen?

The last player in the video is Tyreek Hill, the Cheetah, the play where you said "These guys could be sprinters in the Olympics." Funny you should mention that. Hill was a world-class sprinter in high school, approaching world record times in the 100m and 200m dash. He has one of the fastest NFL measured speeds, at 23.2mph. Usain Bolt hit 27.3 mph, but he wasn't wearing ~12 lbs of gear and wearing a uniform designed to be so tight that an opponent cannot grab any loose fabric, and so difficult to get into that players sometimes require help. Bolt and Hill have actually gone back and forth on Twitter, with Bolt admitting he'd have to train extensively before challenging Hill at middle distances.

The flips into the endzone are like an exclamation point at the end of a sentence.

The insane thing about Kenny Moore's interception in the endzone (#23 in White in the endzone) is that he's only *5'9"* tall and he was defending a guy that's *6'6"* tall.

The player at 2:40 with the diving touchdown is Quarterback Taylor Heinicke. He has a great story. He was out of football, back at college, sleeping on his sister's couch studying for a math exam a week before that game. He struggled for a while to make it because he is considered too small and weak to play QB effectively. All of Washington's QBs got hurt. And the coach called him up because he was the only guy who knew the playbook. His first game back was this one, playing against Tom Brady in the playoffs, and they almost won. Brady and the Bucs ended up winning the Suoerbowl a few weeks later. That play in the clip created the local phrase "the legend of Taylor Heinicke". He's a fan favorite and currently still playing, and winning for the Washington Commanders.

That Odell Beckham Jr catch (#13 in blue) is known as one of the greatest catches in NFL history

They're not trying to hit the orange marker. What they're trying to do is something called "breaking the plane." It's an invisible barrier, that starts where the orange pylon is and that's what scores the touchdown.

I know you said your comment about backflips being required was a joke, but actually it is common for players to take courses in dance- ballet specifically, and gymnastics. It improves their balance, coordination, and flexibility. A few NFL players have been contestants on Dancing With The Stars.

Just something to know some of these players were 2 or even 3 sports guys in high school or even college and ran track so that's one reason why they are so athletic. Who knows how many of these football players would have made Olympic teams in other sports if they weren't so good in football and dedicated themselves to other sports.

The NFL is an elite league. It tries to have a Messi or a CR at every position; sometimes it even succeeds. Less than 1% of college players are drafted into the NFL and prior to the draft, players go to the Combine which is a series of athletic tests. Then if you're drafted, you have to fight for your position. The Roster at the beginning of an NFL season is 90 and has to be cut down to 53 players by the start of the season. Tough league and NFL stands for (Not for long).

Check out anything about Rob Gronkowski. He is 6'6" and 265 pounds of pure terror. No one player could cover him. He could outrun linebackers and out muscle D B's

Troy Polamalu's athletic plays would take all day to watch lol the guy is just built different. His high IQ plays are even crazier. Still holds the top interception in the NFL with the "finger tip scoop" interception and the crazy part is he did it a couple of times lol

I'm a scotsman who has been living in Massachusetts the past 20 years. I love the NFL, hope it continues to gain traction back home. Go patriots!

Doesn't matter where the player's body is, as long as they haven't been touched down to the ground, the ball just needs to cross the plane of the end zone. The orange markers frequently get knocked over with ball because it shows that the ball crossed the line. "That Time Dante Hall Dazzled The NFL As The Human Joystick" from NFL throwback channel and "Barry Sanders Untouchable" by Joseph Vincent channel have incredible videos you should see.

Best jukes is another that will show their athleticism

Seeing American football through your eyes jus makes me appreciate the sport that much more ! Awesome video bro 👍🏾👍🏾

Ya just cant beat the excitement of American football. The athleticism of the players is amazing!!

These plays are all modern. They need to show some other stuff like Bo jackson, Barry Sanders. Watch highlight videos of both those guys. You will get good views. They are two incredibly legendary players. Bo Jackson is probably the most athletically gifted player ever. He also played professional baseball at the same time he was in the NFL. In the late 80s he was a god.

I'll say it again. Barry Sanders top 50 highlights.

What’s crazy about that Taylor Heinicke video is that’s his first start ever in an nfl game and it was a playoff game against the previous years Super Bowl team that featured an all star cast including Tom Brady. He literally balled out and almost sent the Buccaneers home. Would have been one of the greatest upsets in nfl history.

The impressive thing about Cam was how athletic he was at 6'6 245lbs

There was a catch this year where Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings makes a one handed grab and snatched it out of the defender's hands to turn a possible interception into a catch that was pretty much the biggest reason the underdog Vikings had the upset win over the Buffalo Bills, a team widely considered to be among the favorites to win the Super Bowl coming into the 2022 season.

Hey, I love your enthusiasm for American Football. It is a very exciting game. Dangerous, strategic, and athletic. The one handed catches are more common in this current era. Yes, the gloves are tacky, but these are also incredibly talented receivers, with massive hands, great strength, and they practice these things day in and day out. If you're still looking for a team to root for, these are my suggestions: 1.) Philadelphia Eagles, (from a tough working class city that is passionate about football.) Some say the fans are a bit unruly, but as a soccer (true football) fan, you may appreciate a good fan riot once in a while😉. They are doing very well this season. 2.) Green Bay Packers, (They are owned by city (residents of Green Bay) instead of having a traditional wealthy individual owner.) 3.) Whoever you want (there are lots of reasons to love a team.) Find one that fits you. 🍻

I’m just glad someone from the U.K likes and actually recognizes how athletic American football is

It was fun to watch your reactions as someone new to American football and the NFL. I’m a huge Detroit Lions fan. While our history has not been kind, we’ve been blessed to have two of the best athletes the NFL has ever seen. You need to react to Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson highlights!

Always love seeing folks from abroad enjoying our sports like this! Hope you get a chance to see a game live someday. The sport is even more amazing and intense to see in person.

Surprised that the beast quake wasn’t on this list. One of the most iconic runs of all time

I love to watch randy moss and calvin johnson highlights to show how physically dominant players make you just ask how do i stop that. Double and triple teams. In midair. Just bonkers man

Sometimes the flips are just for show, but other times it's to give your upper body a better opportunity cross into the End Zone, because technically the ball only has to break the plane of the goal line (or touch the orange pylon) to be ruled a Touchdown. So lunging forward lets you close that gap quicker, and flipping forward allows your momentum to carry you over if you are getting hit.

This guys reaction is so wholesome to watch

Love your reactions.

Dude these guys aren’t human bro. It’s INSANE to watch them play in person. 💯

great video man!

dante hall's insane play against the broncos (my fav team) that earned him the name "human joystick"

I love football and it’s so fun to see that you’re enjoying it too!! I love your enthusiasm! You’re seeing highlights of the best! Some games are very exciting and some games aren’t as much if both defenses are really good. It’s a bit like watching paint dry. But even then, it’s still fun to watch elite athletes at their best!

Amazing reaction

This video makes me smile. New people enjoying the sport

New sub here. Absolutely loved your reaction! I don't know if I enjoyed the video clip or your excitement more! To answer your question as long as the players knees have not hit the ground all they have to is break the plane or hit the pylon! Sometimes the celebrating in the end zone is excessive. This clip is mild compared to current end zone antics! Thanks for sharing!

Those one-handed catches are relatively new in the NFL. A new type of glove hit the market about 10 years ago that come with an incredible amount of grip over the previous generation of gloves.

The gloves they wear have some textile grip to them, but it’s just 90% God given talent that lets them catch one handed passes like that. Also if you want to see some more incredible feats of athleticism from the NFL, you should look up Dante Hall and Randy Moss highlights, Larry Allen’s chase down tackle, and any scrambling QB.

You should check out Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed and Ray Lewis

Receivers have been using a synthetic rubber-coated glove (originally designed to be cut-resistant gloves for factory workers and others who handle sharp objects, but it turned out to be one of the most adhesive substances ever made) for about 10 years. The NFL banned Stick-Um and any other substance that can leave a residue on the ball in the early 80s, but you can wear any glove that won't mark up the ball or uniforms. It still takes a lot of grip strength to catch a ball like that because your average NFL QB can throw the ball at 50-60 MPH.

AF is a game of inches and if you have to hurdle somebody to gain it. . . There are NFL hurdle videos out there.

Dope video!! Most American football players grow up playing multiple sports. Most quarterbacks also were stand out baseball players, for example. The bigger guys usually played basketball or wrestled. I grew up playing multiple sports. My kids do now 😆

Larry Allen's chase and tackle of linebacker Darion Connor to save a pick 6 is the most athletic thing I've seen in the NFL. The guy was way over 300lbs!

The orange marker on the endzone corners...it's not about actually hitting it. Its getting it within the margin. The endzone is not just the rectangle, of white border paint, but a 3-dimensional rectangle block. So the orange marker represents the up angle from the ground up, in those corners. When diving for the touchdown at those crazy angles, the markers help determine if the ball crosses the plain, in or out of bounds.

The real scary part is just how big some of these guys are on top of the athletiscm

I’m sad this playlist didn’t have the insane touchdown catch by Santonio Holmes in Super Bowl XLIII. Truly one of the greatest throws and catches to win a game I’ve ever seen. And a Super Bowl game no less

The real treat is that every single one of the catches requires BOTH feet to be IN BOUNDS when he comes down w/ complete control of the ball. It's unreal body control

Cam Newton was a quarterback, which made the 72-yard touchdown more special. He was an amazing athlete - the coaches wanted him to tone things down, but he was always great to watch. At 6'5", he would also tackle defensive players if needed. When he was with the Panthers, they would give the ball to a kid in the stands after a Carolina touchdown. Officials objected and I think talked about fining them for it, but they kept doing it.

These plays are amazing! Still plays like this happen in every game.

I may be biased, but you should watch the Justin Jefferson catch from this last week.

Favorite althetic play ever. Calvin johnson deep ball in triple coverage for a touchdown

You should check out the “NFL freaks of nature” video. It’s really good too

If you want to see the sheer athleticism and grace of an NFL player, you should watch "The Top 50 Most Ridiculous plays of Barry Sanders" (it's a RU-vid vid from NFL Network and freely available in the UK, plus they don't block your reactions}. Sanders is considered to be one of the top NFL runners in history, if not The Top!! 😊

Can you imagine if these athletes grew up playing soccer(your football) like they do American football, basketball, baseball, and track etc.? The US would keep the World Cup forever, remember most of these guys are huge but still run 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 forty yard dashes. It wouldn't be fair and I don't say that lightly because I know the rest of the world loves and play soccer growing up.

The orange marker is only on the corners but basically they are trying to get the ball to cross that white line. Even if it’s just a centimeter past the very front of the white line it’s a touchdown. A famous football coach named Vince Lombardi once said “football is a game of inches, and inches makes the champion”

You should check out iconic college plays. There are so many that have such huge crowd pops and field rushes, it’s so awesome

I'm glad your loving our favorite sport over here. And Beckham is Odell Beckham Jr., who should be coming to play for my Dallas Cowboys next week. Go boys!

you're right about the gloves, most of them are very tacky. Don't let that dimish how impressive these catches are. Anyone can get a good pair of football gloves on amazon, these dudes are still DIFFERENT.

The player that got me into football as a kid. Randy moss, the master of the one handed catch. Everyone uses the word mossed, or mosses when someone gets a one handed catch (kinda like kobeee, when you make a basket) Goat 🐐

6:53 is one of my faorates the clip that they used for it wasnt very clear but the guy who chased budda baker was a reciver on a route at least 10 to 15 yards away looked like it would be an easy pick 6 but he just got ran down

6:47 Odel Beckham Jr is a Wr famous for that 1 handed catch. Since then, the 1 handed catch has become a practiced move.

Vernon Davis was notorious for hurtling defenders. He had one play where he hurtled two players at two times in the same play.

Gotta react to the best jukes since you like footwork.

just enjoyed the excitement lol

Odell Beckham Jr.’s catch at 6:37 went down in history as one of the greatest catches ever. As kids you would be admired if you even made a catch somewhat similar to Odell

You're a dude that I would definitely watch some football or rugby with. Cool reaction

In order for a play to be ruled a touchdown all that is required is for the ball to "break the plane" of the endzone, or in other words, if any part of the ball crosses the front of the line of the endzone while the ball is still in possession, it is a touchdown.

A few plays I expected to be in there: -David Tyree catch in the Super Bowl -Julio jones catch in Super bowl vs Patriots -Julian Edelman catch in super bowl vs Falcons -Marshawn lynch beast mode run vs Saints -Martavis Bryant catch in Super Bowl vs Cardinals Google any of those the way I listed them it should come up easily. Leveon bell, Adrian Peterson, marshawn lynch, Barry sanders, Bo Jackson, rob gronkowski, Calvin Johnson, Jerry rice, are a few players that have sick career highlights as well.

The orange marker, the pylon, is basically a key arbitrary way to tell for certain at the corner of the end zone which plane the ball crossed, since the ball only has to break the plane of the line marking the end zone. That pylon is where the out of bounds line and end zone meet, so if a player can demonstrate that the ball touches just inside of that pylon, it breaks the plane of the end zone. Wasn't always like this and it's a great no BS way to immediately determine if it was a score or not. This is also why so many players nowadays jump when they approach the end zone. If you can just extend and get the nose of that ball across the line, touchdown. The flips are either from excitement or as a punctuation to a great play, but also a defender isn't always ready for a leap because they are typically taught to square up and drive the opponent's forward progress back or aside.

Football is the perfect television sport. The amount of stoppages allows for lots of commercials, but also lots of replays and commentary. Lots of time to talk about each play.

The spinning bullet leap was a touchdown (although we don't actually have to touch the ball down). To make a touchdown by running, a player must get only the tip of the ball across the goal line or touch the orange stick that defines the intersection of the goal line and the sideline. The position of the player's body does not matter, only the position of the ball. The player got the tip of the ball to scrape the inside of the stick. The speed of these players? The last play features Tyreek Hill, the fastest man in the NFL. No one can catch him from behind.

7:50 we call that getting mossed after one of the greatest recivers Randy Moss who had alot of similar catches

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I love this guy

I wish I had a great overall NFL Combine Video to suggest. I think even if you can't find a video to react to, you should look at everything to see how guys coming right out of college are at athletically.

The jukes are what always impresses me.

Should check out dante hall highlights...he was called the human joystick

Welcome to the wild world of American football man! It’s wild!

To score a touchdown, the ball has to break the plain (cross the white line) even if it's just the tip. Hitting the inside of the orange pylon counts. So when these guys are diving out of bounds, as long as they haven't touched the ground out of bounds yet they're still in play which is why they're always reaching the ball for the goal line or the orange pylon.

the amount of athleticism you need for the nfl is insane. during the nfl combine (kind of an event that tests the players potential), they need to do a broad jump to see how high they can jump, a 40 yard dash to see how fast they can run, they need to complete reps on the bench to see how strong they are, and many other tests to find out how agile you are

To quote straight from the rulebook: "A touchdown is scored when: ... (c) a ball in player possession touches the pylon, provided that, after contact by an opponent, no part of the player's body, except his hands or feet, struck the ground before the ball touched the pylon ..."

Never heard a Scottish/British/Canadian accent mixture till this day😂

the thing to get good in any sport is fluid ness

funny that you mention it - the eagles signed a receiver this year who just so happens to be a former olympian track athlete

honestly, the best, most special, natural athlete in the world was without a doubt Bo Jackson.

Have to do ray lewis if you play sports you will listen to this legend hype up his team also the best defensive player to ever play the game no one can motivate you or his team like ray lewis

Feel free to add JJ’s catch vs the bills now. (Mert if you see this do a video on the Vikings comeback against the bills) it was the game of the 2022 regular season.

This entire video basically boils down to: “What-… Excuse me????? How the-? Bruh. They’re literally doing the impossible.” Also, Odell Beckham Jr. is a wide receiver who was on the New York Giants (as you saw) and LA Rams. He graduated from Louisiana State University and was just as amazing in college. He’s in free agency limbo right now due to a major tear of his ACL in the Super Bowl (NFL championship) that almost ended his entire career. Thankfully he’ll be back at some point, but he had so get reconstructive surgery in his knee and is *still* recovering. The field he was playing on was artificial turf. Artificial turf is actually a big controversy in the professional scene. A study was done a couple years ago and it was found that knee and ankle injuries have increased by 30% in the NFL since the turf has been implemented. Not all pitches have it, thankfully. The ones that do have no give, cause severe rug burn to any exposed skin, and the loose rubber gets everywhere and makes the ground slippery. We in the U.S. have a term for these injury-causing factors: “the turf monster.” And it got OBJ real good.

A lot of the plays that you mention the awareness for the runs is kind of funny because for Heineke (the one in the maroon gear), Newton (white and light blue), and Jackson (white and purple/black) they are quarterbacks who mainly don’t run the ball which makes the play that much more impressive

so in the rules for american football, there is a 'plane' on the 0 yard line marked by the two orange markers. if you 'break the plane' you score, and touching the pylons counts as breaking it.

Look up Barry Sanders, Randy Moss, and Randal Cunningham for some crazy stuff.

You should watch Steve Smith Sr highlights that guy was crazy

*The Orange Marker - aka "The Pylon"* In NFL Football, the "plane of the goal" only needs to be crossed by the smallest tip of the ball. So that means a player only needs to advance THE BALL over the goal line without their knee being down on the field or being tackled. In other words, you cannot be tackled at the 2 yard line and then just stick your arm over the line with the ball, that will not be a score. But so long as you aren't "down" yet, just extending the ball past the plane of the goal line counts as a Touchdown, even if your body is immediatey pushed out of bounds after the tip of the ball crosses the pylon. The pylons (orange sticks) at the corners of the goal line are a physical representation of the edge of the goal-line. So if you can plonk over the pylon as you lunge, that is a Touchdown. And for the past 20 years, the pylons have small web-cam sized cameras inside them, so the referees can review the footage to see if the ball crossed the plane before the player was technically "down" (another player forces your knee down on field, tackled, or body lands out of bounds). So those two early plays where you said "is that even in?" were likely revewed by the referees and they saw the ball cross the goal line before the player was down or pushed out of bounds. And yes, as you said at around 10:50, just tipping the pylon while diving counts, so long as the pylon is crossed before you land out of bounds. As for the "flips" into the end-zone, I'm not a fan of the primadonna showoffs who flip just to show off. I far prefer old-school "grid-iron ground and pound" football, the old school war of attrition style. But when the flips are actually a defensive move to avoid a tackle, or to get up and over the defensive players, I am far more impressed. Those first two are superhero-level athleticism on display. P.S. You want to see legendary athleticism? Watch the career highlights of Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Polomalu. I think even Steelers haters have to admit that man was a sheer force of nature.

One thing to remember is the shear size of the guys pulling off these moves. Cam Newton (#1 Panthers) jump/flips over the line at 6'5" 250lbs.

This man needs to watch a whole compilation of just Josh Allen hurdles

It’s a hard truth but North American sports are just a lot more athletic than the UK or anywhere in Europe.

Who Dey. I remember watching the Simpson flip live

So nice to see Europeans actually give American football a chance. So often I just hear blind criticism about the sport from people who have just never given it a chance, but in reality, it is such a technical, athletic, and diverse sport that I think anyone can enjoy if they just give it a try.