Troy Niklas was so excited about catching the first touchdown pass of his NFL career, he wasn’t quite sure how to celebrate. When he did, it almost ended badly.
“Yeah, I probably got a little too excited,” the Cardinals tight end said after practice on Tuesday. “I didn’t really know what to do. I kind of just threw my hands up and, uh, well, I accidentally tried to kill Carson.”
Yes, that Carson. As in quarterback Carson Palmer.
“I like jumped on Carson, not thinking, and then realized, ‘Oh, shoot!