Zane Gonzalez went viral before his game-winning field goal. Now, the Commanders kicker is putting OCD in the spotlight.
National TV cameras picked up Gonzalez's pre-kick routine, which led to a mix of responses, and a response from his wife.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. With one kick that doinked off the uprights and through, Zane Gonzalez booted his way into Washington Commanders lore, giving the franchise its first playoff win since … 2005!
When Zane Gonzalez kicked the game-winner for Washington last week, the NFL world saw his disorder, which he considers a "superpower."
After being shown on camera going through an unorthodox pre-kick routine during Sunday’s wild-card win over the Buccaneers, Gonzalez became the subject of jokes on social media — and even a few quips were made by the NBC broadcast — after he doinked in a game-winning field goal in the 23-20 triumph.
"I, above everybody else, realize how crazy it looks doing it. I’m aware. But at the same time, you can’t help it,” Gonzalez said
They also made unexpected headlines for the way kicker Zane Gonzalez handled himself in the moments prior to his walk-off game-winning field goal, with the NBC broadcast and social media alike joking about Gonzalez's seemingly ritualistic adjustments of his hair,
The Commanders kicker’s routine has nothing to do with style — it’s obsessive compulsion, which he has dealt with since he was a kid.
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