The NFL is going viral in a way that not many could have predicted. There are currently protests/riots going on in Los Angeles over Donald Trump’s immigration policies. However, one rioter got more than he bargained for when trying to run through the crowd.
“NFL Tackle” Goes Viral At Los Angeles Riots, Fans From All Teams Erupt
There have been no signs of a slowdown in the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids:
More protests across the US are scheduled on Saturday.
On June 6, ICE carried out immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles, where uniformed ICE agents arrived at various sites in LA in groups of unmarked vehicles, arresting 44 people in a military-style operation.
Those actions triggered hundreds, if not thousands, of people to rally outside a facility where some of the detainees were believed to be held.
Cops showed up and made everyone disperse, but soon, word got out, and more people would show up.
On Tuesday, things took an interesting turn when Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced an 8 p.m. curfew for parts of the city. Unfortunately, telling people what time they had to be in their homes only ramped up the violence, looting, and vandalism.
On Wednesday night, one young man was seen holding an orange and white cone and running with it during the protest.
He would soon drop it to the ground and avoid the two cops who were trying to detain him.
He successfully got past them two, but his vision did not see a third cop charging. That officer laid him out with an NFL-style tackle and sent him flying to the ground.
Definition of a textbook tackle.. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/UtDZO836pU
— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) June 12, 2025
“Dang……one thing to hit the wall…..another thing to hit that curb and then the wall. You could see the pain settling in, too. Just like a toddler who makes an initial whimper before the long silence followed by the bloodcurdling cry,” one fan said.
“Excellent! Congrats to the Cops!” a second fan wrote.
“My favorite videos are the tackles. Could be cause we are like 79 days away from football but what ever helps get through,” a third person commented.
“He thought he was a running back,” one final fan said of the kid being tackled at the protest.
