Josh Norman Getting Stiff-armed

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Josh Norman Getting Stiff-armed refers to photoshop edits of Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman failing to tackle Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry during a football game. Henry used a stiff-arm to avoid the tackle, sending Norman flying. Photoshop edits of the moment picture Norman in humorous situations.

Origin

On October 13th, 2020, during an NFL game between the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills, Titans running back Derrick Henry broke a tackle from Bills cornerback Josh Norman by throwing a stiff-arm, sending Norman flying (shown below).

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The moment was quickly parodied in photoshops by fans on Twitter. The @CBSSportsHQ^[1] account published an edit that showed Norman leaving the Earth's atmosphere, gaining over 750 retweets and 2,600 likes (shown below, left). Twitter account @BorvadaOfficial^[2] made a similar joke, showing Norman flying past the moon, gaining over 90 retweets and 390 likes (shown below, right).

Twitter account @aplsticbag posted a Shooting Stars edit of the moment, gaining over 90 retweets and 160 likes (shown below, top). The following morning, @NFL_Memes^[3] posted a compilation of some of the best photoshops made from the moment, gaining over 2,500 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, bottom). The meme was covered by USA Today^[4] and eBaumsWorld.^[5]