Juan Thornhill knows more than most that it’s hard to live down one moment in your life, especially on television. Despite a successful career in Kansas City, he found that moment last year in Cleveland. Already struggling through injury, he let fatigue set in on a play that earned him the nickname “Jog Thornhill.”
That moment came in Week 11 during the 2024 season, when the Browns were in New Orleans. On 3rd and 1, Derek Carr threw behind Juan Thornhill covering Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who raced to the end zone for a 71-yard touchdown. Thornhill, however, did not race, but rather jog, in pursuit.