ESPN.com · Nov 22, 2025
The art of blocking a kick in the NFL
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TRAILING THE TAMPA Bay Buccaneers in Week 3, New York Jets defensive end Will McDonald IV did not line up at his typical edge spot.
The score was 26-20 and the Jets had just scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin was stepping up to attempt a 43-yard field goal. But McDonald had other plans, lining up across from right guard Elijah Klein.
On the snap, McDonald leaped over Klein and long-snapper Evan Deckers. Both blockers stayed low, so McDonald -- an accomplished long jumper and high jumper in high school -- went high.
