Blake Grupe injured making sideline tackle in Rams debut
NFL on FOX identifies the injury as a torn ACL and says the kicker is out for the season.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,066,902 views a day, 68 times a normal first day on this channel (15,728).
Kicker Blake Grupe tore his ACL after making this tackle during his first Rams game #NFL #rams
Devin Duvernay is running up the sideline on a kickoff return when Blake Grupe comes across to stop him. The Rams kicker dives low near the boundary, makes contact and goes down awkwardly. A slow-motion replay follows, then the broadcast turns to the injury.
NFL on FOX's Short identifies the play as happening during Grupe's first Rams game. Its title reports a torn ACL, while an on-screen caption says the new kicker is out for the season. A debut becomes a season-ending setback in the space of a tackle.
The clip drew roughly a million views in its first day, about 68 times the channel's usual start for Shorts. The comments are much busier than usual, too. Alongside discussion of the kickoff coverage, viewers focus on Grupe making the stop himself, with some emphasizing his effort and others expressing hope for his return.
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What viewers say
I hope he makes a comeback. You hate to see a guy get hurt. Especially like that
@StierpoolsSee it on YouTubeMan didn't "attempt" a tackle. Man saved a play. Good on him
@MockDraftMondaySee it on YouTubeDude tried his best, all that matters, no fear!
@melchiandoSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- NFL on FOX
- Subscribers
- 281,000 ▲ 4,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 13,826,694
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,125,632 (on a normal day: 1,661,194)
- Video published
- October 19, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,257,991 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 875,698
The numbers
Grupe's injury clip drew an unusually large first-day audience for an NFL on FOX Short, with a sharp increase in comments as well.



