TFD: Here's an Iowa kickoff returner inexplicably throwing the ball forward

January 2, 2015 at 10:47PM

We saw this as it happened, and it's one of the weirdest things we've ever seen. (Yes, even weirder than something being called the Taxslayer Bowl, which is the game it happened in).

The only silver lining for Iowa kickoff returner Jonathan Parker is that officials didn't rule it a fumble. But he tried. He really tried. We still don't know what he was trying, but he tried:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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