Some guys do stupid sh*t in the offseason....then there's Josh Norman

[jetstream23]

Dude apparently went to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and ran at a bull, jumping over it.

 

https://deadspin.com/heres-josh-norman-leaping-over-a-bull-in-pamplona-1836280198

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REPORT: Josh Norman Leaping Over A Bull In Pamplona

I guarantee you this is the best football-adjacent highlight you’ll see all day. This stretch of July is when thousands of brave/stupid people travel to Pamplona, Spain to put their bodies at risk, and Washington cornerback Josh Norman was there to face a foe much scarier than the Los Angeles Rams or Jacksonville Jaguars—actual, quite dangerous bulls.

Norman has been wanting to run with the bulls for several years; he said in an interview in 2016 that he hoped to do so in the offseason. And he sure got into the spirit of the tradition. Spanish news outlet EFE has video of Norman in an awesome shirt with a photo from a previous encierro printed on it, psyching himself up before running through the streets.

Anyone worried about Norman endangering his own health and well-being, however, needn’t have troubled themselves. Over at ESPN there’s impressive video of Norman leaping clear over a bull on two different occasions, when most everyone else around him is simply trying to avoid getting gored. (See the GIF above.) I guess being a world-class athlete comes in handy when trying to avoid potentially lethal animals.

Correction (12:26 p.m.): The article originally stated that, in 2016, Norman said the running of the bulls was an offseason activity permitted by his contract. In the original TV interview, it’s unclear if the Panthers are cool with it or not.

 

[jetstream23]

 

[southparkcpa]

3 minutes ago, jetstream23 said:

Dude apparently went to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and ran at a bull, jumping over it.

Any film of REX jumping the Bulls?  

[The Crusher]

3 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

Any film of REX jumping the Bulls?  

More his wife’s thing from what I’ve heard. 

[jetstream23]

4 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

Any film of REX jumping the Bulls?  

Maybe Norman jumping Rex?

[JustEndTheSuffering]

What about that event is fun for people? Yes let’s try to make a bull mad and then run away when it tries to kill us. Good idea. 

[GREENBEAN]

11 minutes ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

What about that event is fun for people? Yes let’s try to make a bull mad and then run away when it tries to kill us. Good idea. 

Culture. 

[JustEndTheSuffering]

2 minutes ago, GREENBEAN said:

Culture. 

Culture shouldn’t get you possibly impaled. 

[GREENBEAN]

9 minutes ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

Culture shouldn’t get you possibly impaled. 

How bout Russian Roulette?   

[sackdance]

Good for him.  

Glad he's not a Jet.

[Spoot-Face]

I always root for the bulls in these types of events.

[Hackenberg - Banned]

Video..........

[Hackenberg - Banned]

46 minutes ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

Culture shouldn’t get you possibly impaled. 

Well, thats how most countries were born! Heyyyyyoooooo -punchline drum-

 

[JustEndTheSuffering]

45 minutes ago, GREENBEAN said:

How bout Russian Roulette?   

Now that’s culture!

[Greenseed4]

Bunch of guys ganging up on a single victim.  Classic Bullyism.

Oh, the irony here. 

[Bruce Harper]

I heard that the reason why Quinnen hasn't signed yet is they are fighting over the bull-jumping language.

[ScarletKnight89]

That is so awesome.

I'd be freaking out if I were the Redskins though....

[Beerfish]

29 minutes ago, Bruce Harper said:

I heard that the reason why Quinnen hasn't signed yet is they are fighting over the bull-jumping language.

The bull is in a swimming pool and he jumps over the bull and out of the pool.

[flgreen]

2 hours ago, jetstream23 said:

 

LOL

Yes, VERY VERY stupid.

But what the heck, it's his money, and his body.  Looks like he's having a blast.  

[flgreen]

2 hours ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

What about that event is fun for people? Yes let’s try to make a bull mad and then run away when it tries to kill us. Good idea. 

Same thing that's fun about Mountain climbing, para gliding, ski jumping, racing a motorcycle .  About any other dangerous fun event that give a person a great adrenaline rush

[More Cowbell]

That was pretty good. On the first jump the bull lowered his head to goar him and after Norman leaped over him he was like WTF?

[celtasnake]

Well, he is jumping over "vaquillas", young cows with the end of their horns covered, not bulls. 

[nico002]

Let him live his life 

[varjet]

23 minutes ago, nico002 said:

Let him live his life 

That culture there really is not nice to the bulls, but that is another story.  

What happens to the bulls after they run?

[celtasnake]

13 minutes ago, varjet said:

That culture there really is not nice to the bulls, but that is another story.

What happens to the bulls after they run?

Nothing good. They are used that afternoon in the bullfight that takes place.

The actual point of the running in the streets is taking the bulls from the barn to the bullring.

That´s how the tradition started.

[jetstream23]

1 hour ago, flgreen said:

Same thing that's fun about Mountain climbing, para gliding, ski jumping, racing a motorcycle .  About any other dangerous fun event that give a person a great adrenaline rush

Those are slightly more predictable risks in my opinion assuming the participants are trained and experienced.  In this case, the bull is a little more unpredictable than the height of the mountain or the coefficient of static friction that will keep a motorcycle from sliding sideways.

[jetstream23]

1 hour ago, nico002 said:

Let him die the way he wants.

Fixed.

 

[GREENBEAN]

3 hours ago, JustEndTheSuffering said:

Now that’s culture!

hahaha

Tell me about it. 

[flgreen]

1 hour ago, jetstream23 said:

Those are slightly more predictable risks in my opinion assuming the participants are trained and experienced.  In this case, the bull is a little more unpredictable than the height of the mountain or the coefficient of static friction that will keep a motorcycle from sliding sideways.

And ya don't figure that weather and rock slides are unpredictable when climbing a mountain? 

A lil patch of sand when doing 100 mph on a scoot is always predictable.                                                   People who do these things as entertainment, or leisure excitement don't think about static friction on a motorcycle tire.  A Pro might, but not a person who's doing it for the pure rush of excitement.  That's 90% of them.

Kudos to him.  He had a great time, did something he really wanted to do, and didn't get hurt.

Something he'll remember fondly the rest of his life.  

[Losmeister]

best part is that he lets out a Peter/Family Guy giggle at the end....@ 28 or 18 secs, depending on the vid you watch

[New York Mick]

It’s his career and money, the NFL doesn’t own them even though they try. If he had fun good for him. 

[Losmeister]

2 minutes ago, New York Mick said:

the NFL doesn’t own them even though they try

PUNTO!

[New York Mick]

2 hours ago, varjet said:

That culture there really is not nice to the bulls, but that is another story.  

What happens to the bulls after they run?

 

[The Crusher]

1 hour ago, New York Mick said:

 

Now that’s something I would jump. 

[New York Mick]

22 minutes ago, The Crusher said:

Now that’s something I would jump. 

Argentinian BBQ, they know their ah*t.