Watching ESPN piece on George Kittle this morning

[Ferrets are Cool]

and he is flashing a white power sign with some wrestling dude. Anyone else see this? Am I misinterpreting?

[evlbstrd]

1. So glad my Chiefs beat those guys.

Travis Kelce rules!

[rurallib]

2. I was curious who he was so I googled him

and one of the pics has him flashing the white power sign

[RockRaven]

3. It's like the signature gesture of that wrestler, and predates the usage of the similar white power

gesture. Kittle is a big wrestling fan and that guy is one of his favorites. It is also the sign in basketball for a 3 point shot so the internet (and tv) is awash in images of NBA players like Steph Curry making the same sign. Context matters. A lot.


Here is the first result when you Google "George little hand gesture" and it explains it fully.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/25/george-kittle-explains-his-first-down-celebration-borrowed-from-mexican-wrestler/

Watching a video clip of him doing it on the field also would show how it is different from the white power gesture.

I don't think it is smart for him to do this, because it is so easily misunderstood by people not aware of the background, but it is not what you say.

[Auggie]

4. Exactly. More from ESPN:

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/28584331/how-george-kittle-shows-love-pro-wrestling-every-first-down

January 2020

Throughout the past two seasons, Kittle has celebrated many first downs with a distinctive hand signal. First he puts up three fingers in the air -- his middle finger, ring finger and pinky -- while forming a "0" with a closed circle with his thumb and pointer. Then he swings his three fingers down to the bottom of the formation, in an "M" shape. His teammates Dante Pettis and Marquise Goodwin have joined in on the celebration on multiple occasions as well.

It's a tribute to Pentagon Jr., the Mexican professional wrestler whom Kittle befriended during a long week of shows surrounding WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. The gesture represents "Cero Miedo" (zero fear), Pentagon's signature catchphrase and mantra, and a fitting expression of Kittle's style of play on the field.

"Two years ago in New Orleans, I went to WrestleMania and watched him wrestle six different times at a bunch of different shows," Kittle told ESPN in regard to Pentagon. "His swagger in the ring and his confidence -- just kind of stuck with me. I mean, wrestling, it's something that I love and enjoy, too. So, just seeing that in the ring and just how he holds himself and how he enters the ring, how he leaves the ring, everything he does has a purpose, and I just kind of love that."

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. Thanks for the explanations