Brian Burns was unprepared for one of the key plays in the Giants’ win over the Chargers last week.
Late in the fourth quarter, he came tearing through the middle of the Chargers’ offensive line on a stunt from the outside and chased down Justin Herbert for a sack to help seal the victory.
That part he was plenty primed for. The celebration that followed?
“I didn’t have anything ready,” he told Newsday.
So he went to his old standby, the move he developed in college at Florida State in which he mimics Spider-Man shooting webs, then rolls on the ground and lands in a superhero pose.
“That came off the dome,” he said. “It kind of just happened. But it was perfect. Everybody loved it.”
There’s been a lot to love about Burns’ play this season.
With five sacks, he’s off to one of the bes