Colts guard Quenton Nelson opted against delivering a dangerous blindside block in the nicest way possible

Football is a brutal sport. And even as the league looks to take dangerous hits and blocks out of the game, you’re still going to see major contact and injuries. That’s just the nature of such a violent game.

But you just know that the league office is proud of Colts guard Quenton Nelson. He had a chance to de-cleat an opponent, but instead, he found a *legal* way to be effective in his block without putting an opponent’s health at risk.

The play in question happened during Sunday’s Week 2 matchup between the Colts and Packers, and we could see as the Packers’ Kingsley Enagbare spun off pass protection to pursue Anthony Richardson out of the pocket. As he was doing that, he was totally unaware of Nelson.

At the speed Enagbare was pursuing Richardson, Nelson easily could have planted his feet and unleashed a devastating blindside block on Enagbare. Of course, it likely would have been a penalty (and cause a potential injury). So, Nelson took the nicest approach ever. He extended his arm and kindly guided Enagbare away from that pursuit.

And somehow, Enagbare still fell pretty hard. Imagine if that happened 20 years ago — it would be a totally different story for Enagbare.

Fans still found the clip hilarious, though. The game really has changed.

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