New York Giants backup quarterback Jameis Winston barked lyrics from the Baha Men song “Who Let the Dogs Out?” during a 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders on Friday at MetLife Stadium.
Winston stepped to the line of scrimmage for a hard count according to ESPN. He faced fourth-and-1 from the Giants’ 11-yard line with a 21-17 lead and just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Standard cadence yielded no reaction from the defense.
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Winston began shouting the 2000 hit chorus. “Who let the dogs out?” Winston screamed at the line of scrimmage, following with rhythmic barking as reported by ESPN. “Who! Who!”
The Amazon Prime Video broadcast booth laughed at the unusual cadence according to The New York Times. Play-by-play announcer Al Michaels and analyst Kirk Herbstreit reacted on air. “You got to be kidding me!” Michaels said as noted by The New York Times. “What is he doing?” Herbstreit said according to the same report.
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The Commanders maintained discipline and did not jump offsides according to ESPN. The Giants incurred a 5-yard penalty for a delay of game and punted the ball away with 3:27 left on the clock as detailed by ESPN.
“Trying to get them offsides,” Winston said after the game. “Just practicing that with the team. The defenses are trying to jump the rhythm. Came up with that. Wish we could’ve got them to jump offsides.”
Jameis Winston into the game for this 4th and 1 at the 30
Giants head coach John Harbaugh said the coaching staff knew about the ploy according to ESPN. “That was part of the cadence there. That was part of the cadence. Teams do jump in those situations sometimes. That was the idea,” Harbaugh said as reported by ESPN.
“Took a shot at it. They didn’t do it. Played with good discipline there,” Harbaugh added according to ESPN.
Washington capitalized on the ensuing drives. Quarterback Jayden Daniels connected with wide receiver Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard game-winning touchdown with 57 seconds remaining according to Pro Football Network. Rasul Douglas intercepted J.J. McCarthy to seal the 24-21 victory for the Commanders as reported by The Mirror US.
Winston is listed at 6 feet, 4 inches and 231 pounds. The veteran quarterback is deployed for short-yardage quarterback sneaks. The defeat dropped New York to a record of 5-3-1 on the season.
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Digital platforms spread Winston’s impromptu musical performance. Ryan Clark posted on social media calling the veteran signal-caller legendary. Offensive tackle Terron Armstead also shared his amusement over the audible.
Sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson called the Florida alumnus a national treasure. The official account for the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast declared it the funniest hard count in league history.
Jameis is the greatest of all time! One of one in thr best of ways. 😂😂😂😂
Winston credited the Black Eyed Peas rather than the Baha Men when discussing the song origins during his postgame availability.
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