Cameras caught Lions’ Jake Bates in an unfortunate position while stretching and it became a meme

Jake Bates is going to have to sit out the internet for a few days.

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates is probably going to have to pass on looking at the internet for a few days after some unfortunate camera work from ESPN turned him into a meme.

On Monday, the Lions held on against the San Francisco 49ers 40-34, setting up for an electric Week 18 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC’s No. 1 seed. However, before the Lions closed things down, things were pretty tense for Detroit heading into the final quarter. Up 31-28 as the quarter started, the Lions were going to need Bates to help extend the lead, yet the kicker was dealing with a minor injury on the sidelines.

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Unfortunately for Bates, ESPN’s cameras caught him in a … compromising position as he was stretching and rolling out a muscle in his leg. A position that announcer Joe Buck couldn’t help but remark on afterwards.

Yeah, Bates is definitely going to have to avoid the internet for a few days after that.

The rest of social media, however, turned Bates’ stretching into a hilarious meme.

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