Janarion Grant’s 90-yard touchdown return on Friday night is still receiving buzz two days later. The former Rutgers football wide receiver and special teams ace may have pulled off the most impressive punt return in CFL history.
The play from Grant helped propel the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 45-27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Grant, who broke through multiple tackles on his punt return, did so after a splendid punt from Saskatchewan’s Adam Korsak. That he did so against Korsak, a legendary player at Rutgers who won the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter last year, only adds to the uniqueness of this story.
Korsak’s punt of 58 yards was tremendous, rolling nicely and appeared destined to pin the ball along the sideline. But Grant had other ideas, turning the ball against the grain and breaking seven tackles as he went towards the opposite sideline.
From there, Grant turned on the speed to complete his improbable run.
Here is a look at Grant’s touchdown run upon fielding the ball at his own 20-yard line:
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And here is the camera angle from midfield of Grant’s impressive touchdown run:
Are you kidding me?!? 🤯
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