Brian Baringer (Photos via Amazon Prime)
New England Patriots punter Brian Baringer was busy many times during his team’s Thursday night matchup against the New York Jets. He certainly earned himself some more screentime than during a typical game.
He was shown so much that, at one point, the cameras flipped to him and found him doing the weirdest thing. He was rubbing both of his hands into his mouth, either on his tongue or teeth, which just made for a bizarre sight.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) September 20, 2024
Once it hit social media, many people made jokes about Baringer’s actions for a variety of different reasons.
“Dudes licking his fingers like he just ate some Hot Cheetos,” said one comment.
“Me cleaning my hands and buffalos wild wings,” said another.
“Me after eating a bag of Doritos,” continued a third.
“Is the @Patriots Punter #BryceBaringer a #Beaver, getting ready to chomp on some wood?” joked a fourth.
Of course, it is important to ensure a good grip on the ball, but the only time it touches his hand is when he catches the long snap, and Baringer seemed pretty worried about his ability to bring it in.
Brian Baringer Looks Like He’ll Be A Busy Man This Year
On Thursday night, the Patriots had one of the worst offensive showings in the NFL this season.
As a whole, New England gained just 139 yards of offense on the night, with 98 passing yards from Jacoby Brissett and 22 from Drake Maye. The rushing attack wasn’t much better either, as Antonio Gibson led the attack by gaining 29 yards on five attempts.
Baringer had to punt a total of five times, averaging 49 yards, which may have been the most impressive performance of the whole team.
If they don’t figure things out quickly, the situation for Patriots fans will only worsen.
