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This Could Be the Most Athletic Fumble Recovery You See All Year

Nov. 19, 2012 9:10am Jonathon M. Seidl

Greg Toler of the Arizona Cardinals likely earned himself a spot in the inevitable end-of-the-year NFL highlight reel yesterday.

During the second half of the Cardinals loss to the Falcons (a very sloppy game), Toler laid out as his teammate knocked the ball out of the opposing player’s hands. Seeing that the ball was about to go out of bounds — and that the chance of a possession change was inches away — Toler dove in an attempt to throw the ball back in bounds. It worked, and his teammate recovered.

See footage below (due to copyright laws, this is the best that’s out there — you can see a high quality version at 1:30 here):

There were some great images captured of the play:

Greg Toler Makes Amazing Fumble Recover for Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Sam Acho (94) knocks the ball out of the hands of Atlanta Falcons fullback Jason Snelling (44) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Atlanta. Arizona Cardinals strong safety Rashad Johnson made the recovery. Credit: AP

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Greg Toler (28) tosses the ball back inbounds after Atlanta Falcons fullback Jason Snelling (44) fumbled during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Atlanta. Arizona Cardinals strong safety Rashad Johnson recovered the ball. Credit: AP

(H/T: Business Insider)

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Comments (38)

jetblast3500
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 12:41pm
Not really that impressive. It’s a basketball move that was more of a danger to the team. As someone stated before, it would still have been the offense’s ball if it had gone out of bounds. When he threw the ball back in bounds, he made an opening for the other team to recover the ball. I’m sure his coach had a few words for him after the game about not doing that again and remind him what sport he’s playing.

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- HoratiusAtTheBridge
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 3:34pm
  Yeah – ok ButtBlast3500 – just dismiss the heart and athleticism. I also bet your lard **** couldn’t jog across the field much less make a dive like that. And they wear helmets and pads for a reason – it’s a rough game and people on the sidelines get nailed all of the time. They play like big boys, m’kay?
  
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RRFlyer
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 11:13am
What is with all these Over the Top Headlines?

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Voter713
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 5:34pm
LOLOLOL..his teammate is like “get the ball get the ball” and his coach is like “what the hell are you doing!”.

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bornagain
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 3:53pm
Great catch. But I am upset that Heinz Ward isn’t playing anymore and Polamalu didn’t play last night.
And let’s keep race out of football.

Sincerely from a middle age white women.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 4:31pm
  This isn’t basketball. Had he fumbled and it went out of bounds, it still would have been the offensive’s ball.
  
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- drifterdan
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 4:34pm
  Where in the Blue Blazes did you come up with a Race issue from the article?
  
  I have for, over 50 years, and still live in Arizona. I now wear my old PHOENIX Cardinals T shirt.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:54pm
When will the National Footbal league let white people play in at least equal numbers? I don’t watch them ’cause they are racists.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Um… what?
  
  These are multi-billion dollar corporations we are talking about here that garner far more revenue from whites than blacks. They just want to win… If putting more whites on the field would win ball-games, believe me, it would be commonplace. If the rest of the world played American Football… you’d have more whites for sure… Ever check out the bios of the whites in the NBA? … mostly Euros.
  
  Baseball has the reverse problem.. most of the blacks nowadays are from Latin- America.
  
  Winning is key these days. Even the biggest bigots cheer the black corner-back for a pick-6…
  
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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 2:10pm
  Stupidity is strong with this one.
  
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- ZAB
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 2:16pm
  You are an idiot. It is ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 2:16pm
  FLAMINGFART…
  
  you think THAT take was dumb… you should read his last 10 takes…
  
  http://www.theblaze.com/users/thegreatcarnac/
  
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- randellmd
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 3:27pm
  i think you have that confused with the ***** Basketball Association. Alright everyone calm down, i did keep it PC and nonracist.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 7:05pm
  Sure Doc…
  
  ***** Basketball Association is really PC and not at all racist.
  
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- grayling646
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 1:57am
  So Carnac, you’re saying we need affirmative action in reverse for the NFL?
  
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gsp9993
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:05pm
Very nicely done, but this kind of play happens every week in basketball, even at grade school levels. Don’t be overly impressed that a football player finally figured this out.

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- Small_Al
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:29pm
  Pretty cool and I’m not even a football fan. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- mkw22
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:31pm
  It was VERY IMPRESSIVE! You don’t see this happen in football, so it is impressive.
  To hyperskeeter, watching it on live tv, it looked close, but with all the replays they put on,
  looked good. It really was a cool play to see…
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 1:07pm
  Basketball isn’t played with face-masks, helmets, and full pads…. nor do they “fumble” because they’re pounded by a giant dudes slamming them at 27mph (when they’re standing still- if the opponent is also moving at pace the collision is more like 40-50mph) … Try anticipating and reacting to where THAT oblong-shaped ball is randomly going. For your theory to hold water- this sort of play would be as commonplace in football as it is in hoops.
  
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CorpsmanToPA
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:44am
nice quality video – seriously the only video available – someone recording from infront of their tv. At least yahoo has it – http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/video-cardinals-amazing-play-sideline-fumble-recovery-222110810–nfl.html

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hyperskeeter
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:24am
It looked like the guy making the saving dive had his foot touching the line when he got the ball. could be a bad angle though.

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jpndhouse
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:15am
Number 3 in the bottom photo looks constipated.

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- dogday
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:43am
  I don’t know why your comment made me chuckle so much–but it did! Thanks for the laugh!
  
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black9897
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:37am
The Falcons are not a 9-1 team. They will get beat come playoffs.

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- ProRef
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:24am
  Blackie, no one can predict what’ll happen in the playoffs but what part of nine and one seems to be confusing you ?? Has someone hijacked the NFL’s record keeping system ??
  
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- black9897
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 11:55am
  Of course I can’t predict, I was just giving my opinion. No, I meant their record doesn’t reflect reality. Teams are all over the place this year, no telling what could happen. I just don’t think they are that good.
  
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- IWISHIWASINTEXAS
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 3:08pm
  I agree, when I watch the Texans play I don’t really see how they have the record that they do. The NFL is all over the place so it’s exciting that almost anyone can beat anyone :) But the falcons are the same as the Texans, I don’t see how they have been able to win as much as they have, but i’m not able to watch every game unfortunatly. Cool play though and props to the man in the air haha
  
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- black9897
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 4:56pm
  I give more credit to the Texans because they have one of the best RB’s in the LG, A. Foster, and I’d give them the edge on D/ST…I think hey have a better one. Overall I think they are a better team than the falcons. But yeah, it is…can’t wait to see what happens in the playoffs. As long as the PATS and overrated Brady lose I’ll be happy.
  
  Go Cowboys!
  
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piper60
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:27am
Great play.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:22am
“During the second half of the Cardinals loss to the Saints ” Big sports fans there at The Blaze eh? That’s the Falcons the Cards were playing guys, not the Saints.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:34am
  Could be worse. If Glenn, himself, wrote the story they’d probably be labeled as the “Dodgers”.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 1:08pm
  Ah GONZ… they got the message… story has been updated :)
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:20am
Great play but no link to actual footage?
We have to watch something Pat or Stu (we know it wasn’t Glenn) filmed with his iphone from his sofa?

oh well.. at least there were no barking dogs in the background this time.

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Government_Goodies
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:13am
In the last picture, player #3 (who appears to be levitating) looks ripe for an internet meme.

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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:42am
  I came here to accuse him of bitter-beer-face or, at the very least, an apocalyptic bout of constipation.
  
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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:46am
  Caption: “If I concentrate really, really hard I can levitate. See? LOOK LOOK LOOK ARRRRGGGGGGG CAN’T HOLD IT MUCH LONGER”
  
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- Government_Goodies
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:12am
  Becomes a Brony
  
  Learns to Levitate
  
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Gonzo
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:13am
Ryan had 5 INTs and the Falcons still won. Terrible game for both teams.

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