VIDEO: Memphis Wide Receiver Suffers Gruesome Injury After His Knee Bent In A Direction It Should Never Bend While Hitting Cristiano Ronaldo’s “Siu” Celebration
Demeer Blankumsee (Photos via ESPN)
Memphis Tigers wide receiver Demeer Blankumsee appeared to suffer a concerning knee injury while celebrating a touchdown vs. UTSA on Saturday.
Blankumsee hit Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic “Siu” celebration after making a free run into the end zone but landed awkwardly, with his left knee buckling under him as he came down.
Check it out in the video below:
Demeer Blankumsee with the long touchdown but he seemed to hurt himself on the celebration… pic.twitter.com/MTrylqKxWU
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 2, 2024
You can see another angle here:
Demeer Blankumsee really hurt himself doin the ronaldo siuuuuuuu cele 🤦♂️
— Footballism (@FootbaIIism) November 2, 2024
Demeer Blankumsee Wasn’t Seriously Hurt, Despite The Optics
Demeer Blankumsee has been trending on social media following his botched celebration, with fans in disbelief.
“360’d himself a trip to the blue tent 🤣,” someone laughed.
“Can’t be playing around on turf like that. Turf monster will get you,” another advised.
“Won’t be doing that again anytime soon 😆🤦♂️,” another fan wrote.
“ain’t no way he hurt himself doin the ronaldo siuuuuuuu cele,” a user posted.
ain’t no way he hurt himself doin the ronaldo siuuuuuuu cele 🤦🏽♂️👀 pic.twitter.com/M935KgxUqP
— Devin Walker (@Devin_Walker2) November 2, 2024
Fortunately, Demeer was able to return to the field after this worrying optic. He had made seven catches for 142 yards and two TDs at the time of writing.
