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Chris Carson, Seahawks running back, does crazy flip over defender

Seattle Seahawks' Chris Carson (32) is upended by Carolina Panthers' Eric Reid (25) during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn) — Seattle Seahawks’ Chris Carson (32) is upended by Carolina Panthers’ Eric Reid (25) during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn) Seattle Seahawks’ Chris Carson (32) is … more >

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times - Sunday, November 25, 2018

Sometimes you need just five extra yards no matter how you can get it.

Locked in an important and back-and-forth game with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson found an acrobatic way to get just a bit farther.

Carson executed not a mere hurdle over a defensive player, but a full flip after the Panthers player caught his feet and sent him flipping upside down.

.@ccarson_32 just did a full… FLIP?!

📺: FOX #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/8zQL7lE880
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2018

Carson landed with one knee touching the ground, which likely would have ruined a perfect score of 10 had a gymnastics judge been watching.

• Adam Zielonka can be reached at azielonka@washingtontimes.com.

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