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The Broncos’ loss to the Rams on Sunday was tough on everyone, but particularly wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who left the field after taking a brutal hit that was quickly turned into a popular Vine that’s on view below. But the game didn’t kill him, despite Wikipedia briefly making a claim to the contrary. Here are the details, and Sanders’s amusing reaction.
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Sanders has had a spectacular season thus far, with highlights included in this looping clip he tweeted:
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Seen much more widely, however, is this Vine, in which he’s seen getting clocked by the Rams’ Rodney McLeod:
Presumably because of this play, which prevented Sanders from reentering the game and is requiring him to go through the NFL’s concussion protocol, a Wikipedia user declared him dead, as seen in this tweet shared by 9News:
Sanders responded via Twitter with his characteristic good humor:
After Sunday’s embarrassing defeat, let’s hope the whole team can be resurrected.
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