Ray Davis had the lane, the open field and what looked like a certain touchdown coming back the other way. Instead, the Buffalo Bills return man got tracked down by a 253-pound Rams kicker, and the clip immediately turned into a roast session.
Davis took the opening kickoff and turned it into a 70-yard return, doing the hard part by finding the right gaps and bursting through traffic. But with nothing but grass ahead of him, Los Angeles punter Ethan Evans somehow closed the distance and shoved him out of bounds before he could finish the job.
The part that really lit up social media was who made the stop. Evans weighs 253 pounds and shares kickoff duties with Harrison Mevis, another big-bodied specialist. Speed isn’t exactly the label either of them usually carries, which made the chase even more ridiculous.
Fans wasted no time going after Davis. “Ray Davis really running stride for stride with a punter 💔,” one fan said.
“Ray Davis not being able to outrun the punter just cost the Bills 7 points,” a second fan added. “Ray Davis so f-king slow and cheesy 😂😂😂😂😂😂 man let the kicker hawk him,” a third fan stated.
“Lol Ray Davis slow as f-k😭😭 he got hawked by the kicker🤦🏾♂️ no way the kicker should’ve caught him,” one final fan commented.
For those keeping score on the numbers behind the moment, Davis ran an official 4.52-second 40-yard dash at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.
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