{"id":328950,"date":"2026-01-02T20:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/parachutist-catches-on-field-goal-net-crashes-to-ground-before-armed-forces-bowl"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:54:57","slug":"parachutist-catches-on-field-goal-net-crashes-to-ground-before-armed-forces-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/parachutist-catches-on-field-goal-net-crashes-to-ground-before-armed-forces-bowl","title":{"rendered":"Parachutist Catches on Subject Aim Web, Crashes to Floor Earlier than Armed Forces Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Armed Forces Bowl<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Pregame Ceremony FUBAR &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Parachutist Crashes After Tangling with Net!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-02T16:41:07-08:00\"><br \/>\n               January 2, 2026<br \/>\n              4:41 PM PST<\/time><br \/>\n                                   <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-02T17:12:22-08:00\"><br \/>\n                 January 2, 2026<br \/>\n                5:12 PM PST<\/time>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d38afdf5844a5907746c2726cc3dfb8d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d61263eb-6a68-4dc2-bafd-891e4242d4c7-2040681466-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d61263eb-6a68-4dc2-bafd-891e4242d4c7-2040681466-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fort Price\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/02\/16by9\/2026\/01\/02\/02b8b0af30bf46dc87b3e259fe834754_md.png\" alt=\"010226 paratrooper kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">X\/@starscountdown<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d38afdf5844a5907746c2726cc3dfb8d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84017b639f7aeec9b5137f76273f0126\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A parachutist at the Armed Forces Bowl ended up with an unexpected touchdown prior to the game &#8230; or, perhaps &#8220;crash-down&#8221; is a more apt term &#8212; since he went down hard after catching on the field goal net.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84017b639f7aeec9b5137f76273f0126--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb9b645b161c18051e4dd31a1d55873c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The wild moment went down before the college football game in Fort Worth, Texas Friday &#8230; when a few parachutists leapt from planes during the flyover to land on the field &#8212; all pretty standard fare for big-time matchups like this one.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb9b645b161c18051e4dd31a1d55873c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dcf479c7c18afd44a1fa8968ca3f4af9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260102_1073458ea2d845efa5d2c2eeebd697bc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5bfbd582-c6c2-4dba-936d-3c5215dd61c9\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2026\/01\/02\/1073458ea2d845efa5d2c2eeebd697bc_md.png\" alt=\"010226 paratrooper sub2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dcf479c7c18afd44a1fa8968ca3f4af9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-47c22a46913c126c1c092bc2853398b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While four of the jumpers landed safe and sound, one got a little too close to the net behind the goal post which keeps balls from landing in the crowd &#8230; stopping his momentum and sending him plummeting to the earth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-47c22a46913c126c1c092bc2853398b3--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5b6e4340aede49fb9037f3b432441d29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check out the clip &#8230; the jumper loses all steam once he hits the netting &#8212; coming down in a heap upon the ground behind the endzone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5b6e4340aede49fb9037f3b432441d29--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6696a45adb4de99854304f1bb3b494af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to WFAA, a local Dallas outlet, the parachutist was able to walk off the field under his own power &#8230; though we&#8217;re sure he&#8217;ll be a little sore in the morning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6696a45adb4de99854304f1bb3b494af--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6bd6d432bf838c6075eb79ad487d45f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260102_14cc54e3c85945519b95d213d3c0ec09\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5bfbd582-c6c2-4dba-936d-3c5215dd61c9\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/14\/4by3\/2026\/01\/02\/14cc54e3c85945519b95d213d3c0ec09_md.png\" alt=\"010226 paratrooper sub3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6bd6d432bf838c6075eb79ad487d45f2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-401210b649e341b79abb1766115c0b4c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rice University&#8217;s dreams of winning The 23rd Annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl crashed about as hard as the parachutist, BTW &#8230; because Texas State smoked Rice 41-10.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-401210b649e341b79abb1766115c0b4c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee71c9f003408489fd31e5521021ba66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Watch out below!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee71c9f003408489fd31e5521021ba66--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/02\/parachutist-falls-ground-crashes-armed-forces-bowl\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed Forces Bowl Pregame Ceremony FUBAR &#8230; Parachutist Crashes After Tangling with Net!!! 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