"You booted that b***h, that test was deserved" - NFL's 'random' drug test of Saints punter after his 81-yard bomb has fans in splits
New Orleans Saints kicker Blake Gillikin is loving life in the NFL. Not many people knew who he was until a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.
Gillikin went on to punt in the third quarter and produced an incredible 81-yard effort that got the entire sports world talking. When you do something that incredible, organizations think it's a little fishy and Gillikin was selected for a "random" drug test by the league.
🏼#Saints punter Blake Gillikin got “randomly” drug tested after this 81-yard punt 💪🏼
https://t.co/el9BaGYsEQ
The kicker posted the message he received on his Twitter account and fans were quick to respond. One fan said that the test was deserved, given he booted the football so far.
"@blakegillikin goddamn you booted that b***h, that test was deserved 😂😂."
@blakegillikin goddamn you booted that bitch, that test was deserved 😂😂 twitter.com/blakegillikin/…
Gillikin's punt was a thing of beauty as New Orleans were backed up on their own 15-yard line before he hit his bomb. The kick reached the endzone and resulted in a touch back.
Most fans saw the funny side of it.
@blakegillikin “That son of a bitch gotta be cheating”
- Somebody at the NFL office
@blakegillikin "Random". Why does the NFL even bother with that word. I would respect it more if they said, "Ay yo! That was an 81 yard punt, super human. Come take this drug test." https://t.co/dtLm5FbbJr
@Cajun_Chevalier @blakegillikin I believe it’s random as in they can select whenever to test you and it’s not “scheduled” for the player. Random for the player, not the league lol. So yeah if you do something as sick as an 81 yard punt. They’ll select you lol.
@blakegillikin They're hating on the power of the #Puntgod
@blakegillikin Unfrickin believable. “Random” in NFL lingo means “ No f’ing way your leg is capable of that. Do they drug test kickers who miss 35 yd chipshots?
@blakegillikin Wasn’t just 81 in the books, from boot to bounce it was 80 in the air (7 to opponents 13). Yikes!
@blakegillikin How dare you have to strong of a leg for your job! Unacceptable. 🙄
@blakegillikin The nfl definition of random. Some player makes an unbelievable play that defies their logic. Name goes on the list for drug test
@blakegillikin "selected at random" https://t.co/69UEa458jj
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