In the third quarter of Sunday’s 38-6 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime caught a pass from Bo Nix and went 10 yards in style, hurdling Falcons cornerback Clark Phillips to pick up a first down.
Here’s video of the play:
Estime’s hurdle gets called back 😭 pic.twitter.com/GYK8msshJ2
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Unfortunately, the impressive hurdle was negated by an unnecessary roughness penalty called against Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles.
That means Estime’s beautiful run officially doesn’t count in the NFL’s record books. We’ll always have the video, though.
Audric Estime 😱 pic.twitter.com/mAFaoLy0FF
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Estime also showed off his hurdling skills against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, but he fumbled on that play. Despite that fumble, coach Sean Payton has not discouraged Estime’s hurdling.
“I don’t coach against that,” Payton said in September. “I don’t ever want to take away from their instincts.”
So we could see more hurdles from Estime going forward. Through seven games this season, Estime has 173 yards from scrimmage on 38 touches.
