There is nothing as glorious as a ‘big-man touchdown.’ Usually, the moment involves an offensive lineman taking a handoff and diving into the end zone for a touchdown. But guard Graham Gilmartin had to one-up the traditional thinking of what a big man touchdown entails.<\/p>\n
In fact Gilmartin, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound lineman for Northville (Northville, Michigan), was the provider on this particular touchdown from a game this week.<\/p>\n
Lining up at right guard, Gilmartin takes a reverse pitch and stands in the pocket as the defense closes in on him. But rather than run with the ball – as would be expected of a big man in one of these moments – Gilmartin heaves a pass that went 35 yards in the air to Nick Herner for a touchdown.<\/p>\n
After pulling in the ball, Herner ran the final seven yards in what would become a 49-0 win by Northville over Salem (Canton, Michigan)<\/p>\n
Talk about an incredible trick play and a truly memorable ‘big man touchdown.’<\/p>\n
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