The spin move that Ohio State quarterback wide receiver do-everything-player Braxton Miller made during the Buckeyes' win against Virginia Tech last night was incredible:
The spin move that Ohio State quarterback wide receiver do-everything-player Braxton Miller made during the Buckeyes' win against Virginia Tech last night was incredible:
It was so incredible that, when Miller finished scampering towards the end zone for his second score of the game, he needed to do more than just spike the ball or hand it off to an official. He needed to pull out a celebration that would serve as an exclamation point for the play and shut all of the rowdy Hokies fans up. So he took a page out of his "big brother" LeBron James' playbook and hit the crowd with "The Silencer":
LeBron took notice, too. Moments after Miller scored, King James took to Twitter to give his stamp of approval to his "lil bro":
Miller said it was "only right" on Twitter later:
Miller is far from the first football player to steal, er, "borrow" LeBron's signature celebration, though. Over the last year or two, we have seen quite a few NFL, college, and even high school players pull out "The Silencer." In fact, it kind of feels like football players use it more than LeBron does at this point. We're sure we'll be seeing plenty more of it throughout the football season. But for now, here is A Brief History of Football Players Borrowing LeBron James' Signature "The Silencer" Celebration…
Cam Newton
Date: November 2013
Opponent: Dolphins
Did LeBron Approve of It? Yes. It took LeBron awhile to get around to it, but he finally gave a nod to it last month after the NFL sent out a tweet about it.
Dez Bryant
Date: November 2014
Opponent: Jaguars
Did LeBron Approve of It? Yes. LeBronput up a photo of Dez doing "The Silencer" during a game in London on Instagram. He did not, however, return the favor by throwing up the X like Dez does during an NBA game.
William Gay
Date: November 2014
Opponent: Titans
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. Dez Bryant had just done his "Silencer" celebration the week before, though, so LeBron probably didn't want to overdo it with the praise.
Terrance West
Date: September 2014
Opponent: Ravens
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. Even though West was playing for LeBron's hometown Browns at the time, he didn't acknowledge it. Then again, are you really allowed to do "The Silencer" after an easy one-yard touchdown run?
Braxton Miller
Date: September 2015
Opponent: Virginia Tech
Did LeBron Approve of It? Yes. As we mentioned earlier, LeBron approved of the spin move and the touchdown celebration that came after it.
T.Y. Hilton
Date: October 2014
Opponent: Texans
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. But we think LeBron would agree that Hilton's "Silencer" was WAY better than J.J. Watt's "Nae Nae" during that particular game.
Torrance Gibson
Date: October 2014
Opponent: Miami Jackson High School
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. However, Gibson plays for Ohio State now, so maybe he'll have a chance to give it another try?
Tim Wright
Date: Bills
Opponent: October 2014
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. But what are the odds that LeBron actually knows who Tim Wright is? (Also, sorry it's so hard to see Wright actually doing "The Silencer" here but, trust us, it happened!)
Ezekiel Elliott
Date: January 2015
Opponent: Oregon
Did LeBron Approve of It? Yes. He didn't acknowledge it publicly, but we're going to assume LeBron thanked him for doing it while was celebrating with the Buckeyes after their national championship win.
Dwayne Bowe
Date: December 2013
Opponent: Broncos
Did LeBron Approve of It? No. Video of it also doesn't exist, but it sounds like that might be for the best. Sorry, guys, but "The Silencer" isn't for everyone!