Gamecocks in the Pros: Browns QB Connor Shaw breaks Twitter with last-minute Hail Mary TD
By Sydney Hunte
So, Connor Shaw.
A 45-yard Hail Mary TD to pull the Cleveland Browns within one of the Washington Redskins, 24-23, with no time left.
However, the ensuing two-point conversion failed, and Cleveland took the loss.
But Mr. Shaw just about broke Twitter as a nation reacted to what they saw. Here’s a select few of those tweets that we were able to grab just a few moments after it happened.
HAIL MARY SUCCESS BY QB CONNOR SHAW!!!!!!!
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 19, 2014
YOOOOOOO Hail Mary in the browns game hahahaha yesss Connor shaw
— J (@JaysonSlater) August 19, 2014
Hail Mary!! Haha Connor shaw needs to be starter
— Tyler Underwood (@TyUnderwoodILL) August 19, 2014
Damn! Connor Shaw nearly pulls out a miraculous victory after hail mary conversion. Man just doing work though, not flippin' off opponents.
— Joel Mathwig (@jtmathwig) August 19, 2014
Start
— Gamecock Born & Bred (@GamecockBnB) August 19, 2014
Connor.....
Shaw..... @Browns
GET MANZIEL OFF MY TV AND GIVE ME MORE CONNOR
— katie dzwierzynski (@kdzwierzynski) August 19, 2014
my brother just ran down the hallway shouting "CONNOR FRICKIN SHAW" over and over again
— katie dzwierzynski (@kdzwierzynski) August 19, 2014
SHADES OF NEBRASKA HAHAHAHA CONNOR YOU ARE THE GREATEST
— Garnet and Black Attack (@GABAttack) August 19, 2014
Oh my.
— TRC (@RubrChickens) August 19, 2014
The quarterback race in Cleveland still looks to be Brian Hoyer’s to lose, with Johnny Manziel bringing up the rear in backup and Rex Grossman looking to get a handle on the third string spot. But, at least for a few minutes on this Monday night, the former South Carolina Gamecocks signal caller got the nation talking a little bit.
Maybe this guy won’t turn out to be so bad over in Cleveland after all. We’ll see.