Malik Willis determined to say no a passing play after he discovered the ball slick with an sudden substance throughout the Inexperienced Bay Packers’ win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
The quarterback was snapped the ball on third and 10 on what gave the impression to be a passing play. However he as a substitute elected to take the ball and run.
Inexperienced Bay head coach Matt LaFleur was requested concerning the play after the sport and got here up with an excellent excuse on Willis’s behalf.
“I requested Malik why he didn’t throw the ball on that third down and he informed me that [Packers center] Josh [Myers] threw up on the ball. I used to be like: ‘That’s the primary time I’ve heard that,’” stated LaFleur. “Matter of reality, the official came visiting to me and stated: ‘, we noticed your middle throwing up on the ball. Would you like us to take him out subsequent time?’ I stated: ‘Completely, please do this.’ Since you’re speaking a couple of essential scenario. And it’s third down and I’ve by no means had a throw with vomit on the soccer, so I don’t know … Malik most likely didn’t recognize that.”
Willis was not sporting gloves throughout Sunday’s sport.
Myers appeared to vomit simply to the aspect of the ball. It didn’t seem to have an effect on him a lot as he stayed within the sport, serving to anchor an offensive line that gave up zero sacks because the Inexperienced Bay dashing assault put up 261 yards on the bottom.
“I’ve obtained to do my job,” Myers stated after the sport, including that he had additionally thrown up within the Packers’ opening sport of the season. “Sadly, nobody cares if I’m throwing up, if I surrender a sack, you understand? So I’ve obtained to dam them. … It’s just about the one factor going via my thoughts.”
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Sunday’s sport was performed in 85F (29C) warmth, and Myers stated he might have taken in an excessive amount of liquid. “I’m questioning if I used to be like overhydrated, like if I used to be simply waterlogged or one thing,” Myers stated.
The Packers went on to beat the Colts 16-10 for his or her first win of the season.
