It only took six seconds for Karon Keyes to become a viral sensation.
Keyes, a junior wide receiver at Glenbard East in suburban Chicago, is the subject of a new Vine video that has quickly gained millions of views.
The video takes place at the Boom Football team tryout, where the high schoolers are performing a drill in which a defender tries to cover an offensive player. Things didn't go so well for the unfortunate young man tasked with defending Keyes.
Here's the video:
The defender's ankles have drawn lots of sympathy on Twitter:
GEEZUS Karon Keyes... He just hurt this mans soul AND ankles...
https://t.co/hoIQO9dHyc #Agility99
— Justin Perry (@JPYahooSports) January 12, 2015
R.I.P. this guy's ankles. You were probably beloved by many: http://t.co/F54goOmX1y https://t.co/DfqJMsTsK4
— LostLettermen.com (@LostLettermen) January 12, 2015
This Defender Needs to Ice His Ankles (via http://t.co/fiNFuyOyec) http://t.co/CRJIUN8pb8
— Blake Michel (@BlakeMichel) January 13, 2015
The sports community has been tricked by high school football highlights before, but this seems real. A look at Keyes' Twitter profile shows the teenager is reveling in his newfound fame:
Almost at 1 million loops on vine
— karon keyes (@k_keyes29) January 12, 2015
Made 1 million !!
— karon keyes (@k_keyes29) January 12, 2015
According to the man who filmed the video, Gus Ramos, Boom was started by former NFL fullback J.R. Niklos.
@ESPNAssignDesk Boom is led by NFL Alum @jrniklos who has trained athletes like Mikey Dudek (Illinois) Jordan Westerkamp Kyle Prater(NFL)
— Gus Ramos (@G1Bound) January 12, 2015
