Commanders rookie John Ridgeway pulled off a tackle in Sunday’s game against the Texans that would have made any WWE performer proud.
Early in the second half with Houston on offense, Davis Mills checked down to running back Dameon Pierce who began to shuffle his way upfield. However, the rookie ball carrier quickly met the towering Ridgeway, who swallowed him whole.
Standing at 6-foot-5 and weighing 321 pounds, Ridgeway wrapped up the much smaller Pierce (5’10”, 218 pounds), but still couldn’t manage to bring him to the ground. The defensive tackle then decided to change his approach, opting to fully upend the Texans’ running back and body slam him to the turf.