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Zane Gonzalez is opening up astir his narration with obsessive-compulsive upset (OCD) aft tv cameras captured his pre-kick regular during this past weekend's wild-card circular triumph implicit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Gonzalez, who is successful his archetypal play with the Washington Commanders, was seen alternating betwixt fixing his hair, adjusting his socks, and placing his helmet connected and disconnected his head.
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Moments aft Gonzalez completed his ritual, helium nailed a 37-yard tract extremity to assistance the Commanders to a 23-20 triumph implicit the Bucs. Washington volition question to Detroit to instrumentality connected the top-seeded Lions successful the divisional round.
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While determination was immoderate speculation that Gonzalez's actions were simply portion of a sports superstition, the kicker said it really stems from his OCD.
"If anything, it makes my woman and household much upset than it does with me," Gonzalez told The Washington Post.
"I’m utilized to it.… Everybody that’s known oregon seen maine footwear has seen maine bash it millions of times. Being connected specified a large signifier connected Sunday night, a game-winner, it draws a small spot much attention, I’ve learned. It’s who I am, and it’s what I spell through, and I, supra everybody else, recognize however brainsick it looks doing it. I’m aware. But astatine the aforesaid time, you can’t assistance it."
Gonzalez was diagnosed with the upset during his childhood, and this is not the archetypal clip helium has spoken retired astir his condition. In 2017, helium told ESPN, "OCD makes you a perfectionist and much detail-oriented. Off the field, it's a symptom successful the butt."
The erstwhile Arizona State kicker said helium had implemented methods to antagonistic immoderate of the impacts the upset has connected his regular beingness and has applied those practices to his crippled time preparations.
"There’s a fewer things I effort to bash to support it arsenic under-the-radar arsenic I can, conscionable understanding, get it done and immoderate gets maine mentally acceptable to spell connected the field, bash that," helium said. "The helmet happening is virtually the past happening I do."
Gonzalez did not footwear successful the NFL successful 2022 oregon 2023, but helium was signed to Washington's signifier squad successful November 2024 and aboriginal elevated to the progressive roster. He was 5-for-7 connected tract goals this season, portion besides making 100% of his other constituent attempts.
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