Zane Gonzalez went viral before his game-winning field goal. Now, the Commanders kicker is putting OCD in the spotlight.
National TV cameras picked up Gonzalez's pre-kick routine, which led to a mix of responses, and a response from his wife.
When Zane Gonzalez kicked the game-winner for Washington last week, the NFL world saw his disorder, which he considers a "superpower."
After being shown on camera going through an unorthodox pre-kick routine during Sunday’s wild-card win over the Buccaneers, Gonzalez became the subject of jokes on social media — and even a few quips were made by the NBC broadcast — after he doinked in a game-winning field goal in the 23-20 triumph.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. With one kick that doinked off the uprights and through, Zane Gonzalez booted his way into Washington Commanders lore, giving the franchise its first playoff win since … 2005!
"I, above everybody else, realize how crazy it looks doing it. I’m aware. But at the same time, you can’t help it,” Gonzalez said
The Commanders beat the Buccaneers on a late field goal by Zane Gonzalez, whose pre-kick ritual had some wondering what was going on in his head.
Zane Gonzalez made the biggest kick of his career on Sunday night, doinking in the boot that gave Washington its first playoff victory since the 2005 season, but not before he went through his routine.
Gonzalez was candid about life with OCD, something that impacts every aspect of his life, not just a few seconds before kicking a football in front of a stadium full of people. After recalling his early life with OCD, he talked about overcoming the self-conscious problems he used to have.
One of the game's biggest stars was placekicker Zane Gonzalez. The former Arizona State kicker, who was signed by the Commanders in November, nailed the 37-yard game-winning field
Zane Gonzalez was a hero, doinking in the game-winning field goal as time expired to send the Washington Commanders past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs.