A Face-Slapping Reality

So you want to be a football player, huh? You better be ready for some accidental, yet painful, ballet! Matt Elam, Baltimore Ravens safety, knows this all too well. With gold teeth likely memorializing past gridiron clashes, he took another hit—right to the kisser.

The man behind the boot? Eddie Royal, San Diego Chargers’ wide receiver, who pulled off an awkward pirouette that met Elam’s face. Ouch! Now, Elam wasn’t just tasting the metal of his golden grill; he was getting a full-on flavor blast courtesy of Royal’s cleats. A moment captured in photos, forever reminding us: in football, expect the unexpected—and maybe a foot to the face.