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NFL Player Becomes Butt Of New Meme After Accidental Booty Block

Ed Mazza
Updated ·3-min read
Miami Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead (4) punts the ball off the backside of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Trent Sherfield (14) for a safety during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo: David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Miami Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead (4) punts the ball off the backside of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Trent Sherfield (14) for a safety during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo: David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins punter Thomas Morstead (4) punts the ball off the backside of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Trent Sherfield (14) for a safety during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo: David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

A new NFL meme was born on Sunday thanks to a perfectly placed rear end and some really bad — or maybe really good — timing.

In the closing minutes of the game between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, Miami’s Thomas Morstead attempted a punt.

There was just one problem: Teammate Trent Sherfield’s butt was in the way.

“I’ve never seen a butt punt,” Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill told reporters after the game. He added, referring to Sherfield: “Next time, he’s gonna catch it with his butt cheeks, because he’s got strong butt cheeks.”

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Buffalo tacked on 2 points via the safety, but the Dolphins hung on by their rears to win, 21-19.

That’s all that mattered to Sherfield:

The league’s Twitter feed couldn’t resist some puns:

Former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez ― of the infamous 2012 “butt fumble” ― joked on Twitter:

The play caused “buttpunt” to trend on Twitter:

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.