Chris Jones, a 6-5, 310-pound defensive lineman from Mississippi State, was running the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis when he did a belly flop at the end. The reason? His penis came out of his compression shorts as he struggled to no avail to fit it back in.
“Let’s just everybody stay upright, because if these guys fall, they fall down hard and long,” cracked NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen as the penis malfunction was shown clearly on the replay. Jones was laughing afterward, so no harm, no foul.
Deadspin has the clip captured for posterity in case the above clip is deleted and also has some clever comments. The best: “That’s at least a 7.2. Not sure what the 40 time was”
Here is Jones in a non-embarrassing moment with a great smile:
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