Jim Schwartz was carried off of the field “Rudy” style after his Buffalo Bills beat his former team on Sunday.
Schwartz was fired as head coach of the Lions in December after five seasons on the job. He’s now the defensive coordinator of the Bills — not the head coach — which makes it even more humorous that he was lifted up on his players’ shoulders. But apparently he asked for it:
Schwartz told Bills players in OTAs he wanted to be carried off the field after he beat the Lions
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) October 5, 2014
“He said that once he plays his former team that he wanted to be carried off and chant and have fun, and we just tried to make a dream come true,” linebacker Randell Johnson said after the game, via the Detroit Free Press.
Schwartz can thank Detroit’s terrible kicking as well as injuries to Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush for that win.
At least he had more of a sarcastic smile on his face rather than a genuine one:
He knew this was done tongue-in-cheek.
