It seemed like any other football play at the time.
Steve Gregory, a safety for the New England Patriots, saw the ball on the ground. He scooped it up and ran, untouched, for a touchdown.
It was only later when Gregory saw the news coverage of the story that he realized that play would be immortalized as the “butt fumble” − the play where New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez collided with an offensive lineman’s butt, causing the fumble that Gregory recovered for a touchdown.
Gregory, who grew up in Staten Island, had become a key part of one of the most infamous plays in NFL history, and it happened right in his backyard at MetLife Stadium.
“The funny thing is … I come here and nobody knows I’m the butt fumble guy,” Gregory, now Vanderbilt’s defensive coordinator, told The Tennessean. “People start to find out about it and it’s like, oh, I didn’t know that was you. That’s crazy. Everyone knows the play, but they don’t necessarily know that I’m the guy that actually scored a touchdown.”
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