Ryan Tannehill Swiping With His Nose

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Ryan Tannehill Nose Swipe refers to a viral video of Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill using his nose to swipe on a tablet on the sideline during the 2020 AFC Championship Game between the Titans and Kansas City Chiefs. The video was shared on Twitter as people added humorous captions to the clip.

Origin

On January 19th, 2020, during the AFC Championship Game between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill was holding a tablet featuring information related to the game. Rather than take his gloves off to swipe through the tablet, Tannehill used his nose to swipe (shown below). The clip was tweeted by @thecheckdown^[1] among others.

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Twitter users began adding humorous captions to the clip. For example, user @iamHectorDiaz^[2] posted the picture to represent him posting on Twitter, gaining over 240 retweets and 1,300 likes (shown below, left). The @SBNation^[3] Twitter account captioned it, "when the movie you're watching is too good," gaining over 50 retweets and 300 likes (shown below, right).

Other popular jokes include a post by @ericstephen^[4] posted a joke about Booger McFarland that gained over 170 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user AdamStites_^[5] posted a joke about getting scared by a shock video, gaining over 130 likes (shown below, right). The joke was covered by USA Today^[6] and SB Nation.^[7]