Kayvon Thibodeaux is having a solid rookie season for the New York Giants. He’s been a key component for one of the NFC’s most surprising playoff contenders. His sack of Nick Foles in the second quarter of Sunday’s showdown forced an Indianapolis Colts punt and marked his third sack in his last five games.
That, however, probably won’t be what we remember him for in Week 17. Instead, it’ll be the 10-plus second celebration that followed. That involved making non-existent snow angels on the bare turf of MetLife Stadium. Next to a clearly injured and writhing in pain Foles, who’d later be carted back to the locker room for further medical evaluation.
making a million snow angels as Nick Foles writhes in pain pic.twitter.com/B4bLsx8KiD
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) January 1, 2023
It was an interesting look for a player who earned his celebration but failed to read the room. Thibodeaux came off the edge untouched to flatten the Super Bowl 52 MVP:
Kayvon Thibodeaux snow angles next to a dead Nick Foles is messed up but really funny pic.twitter.com/ZTYBzNq6os
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) January 1, 2023
Needless to say, fans and NFL writers had some feelings about the juxtaposition of ecstacy and agony churning inches away from each other in northern New Jersey.
OH MY GOD https://t.co/pd4uaINkOv
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) January 1, 2023
Yo why did he have to do so many
— Dane Clark (@Danethemundane) January 1, 2023
Seen that man writhing in pain and kept going.
He’s on the first thing smoking to HELL. https://t.co/50l9Zt8qdo
— Colb (@___Colb___) January 1, 2023
Same energy https://t.co/LDxAFExquy pic.twitter.com/JcrnN9ZiSq
— Bettie Toxic (@bettietoxic) January 1, 2023
😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/TDW6GA7CbP
— GUarito Chris 🤫 (@_My2Cents) January 1, 2023
Bruh 😂😂😂 https://t.co/WnMroRLCiq
— Full-Time Dame 💰 (@DP_NFL) January 1, 2023
He looked over at Foles and kept going smh. https://t.co/MRozpDY9op
— Glen (@Glenjr1988) January 1, 2023
This Grade A football 😭🤣🤣 https://t.co/WqkfXvrAl4
— The Morning Locke IN (@Locke_Norm) January 1, 2023
It ain’t even snowin over here
— Brandon Guthrie (@bgizzle1121) January 1, 2023
Thibodeaux celebrating like this while Foles is in serous pain is classless pic.twitter.com/3Oe7dEA8xR
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) January 1, 2023
Nick Foles rolling in pain on the ground
Kayvon Thibodeaux: pic.twitter.com/9VO56TsaQe
— Robert Glies (@GliesRobert) January 1, 2023
nothing really sums up the 2022 Colts better than a Giants defender doing snow angels next to an injured Nick Foles.
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) January 1, 2023
kayvon thibodeaux doing a snow angel celebration next to an injured nick foles is one of the most unhinged things i’ve ever seen
— Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) January 1, 2023
Nick Foles down on the ground, after a sack and convulsing on the ground. They are bringing the cart out. As Kayveon Thibodeaux lays next to him doing a “snowman” and then goes to the sideline and celebrates putting Foles “to sleep”. Come on man.
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) January 1, 2023
Kayvon Thibodeaux just crushed Nick Foles, and Foles is down.
Sack for Thibodeaux and the cart is out for Foles.
Thibodeaux was doing snow angels in celebration and I'm not sure he even realized Foles was down on the turf next to him.
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) January 1, 2023
