Pretty, pretty good.
At last, the New York Jets are on the winning end of a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” style moment.
In a clip shared on Wednesday night by Miami Dolphins beat reporter David Furones of The Sun Sentinel, the FOX broadcast captures the exact moment when Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill decides to quit on his team while trailing 18-6 in the third quarter of a game against the rival Jets. Hilariously, as Hill departs, the “Curb” theme can be heard blaring over the MetLife Stadium speakers.
While Hill cannot be seen in the clip, you can see and hear fellow Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle asking Hill if he’s “done.”
“Hey, Cheetah? You done? You done?”, Waddle asks Hill, who is nicknamed “Cheetah.”
As the conversation plays out, the theme of Larry David’s acclaimed comedy provides the score. In Internet culture, the “Curb” theme is known for being played ironically over moments of hilarious failure, as it often does in the show. To hear it unintentionally played over one of the most embarrassing moments in Miami Dolphins history – by the stadium of their division rival, no less – is the type of comic gold that even David couldn’t write.
Misery loves company, so the tortured 77-year-old Jets fan is likely ecstatic to see his favorite team’s most hated rival joining him at the dinner table around the Lazy Susan. Not only did David watch his team extinguish the Dolphins’ playoff hopes (although they would have missed out anyway due to the Denver Broncos’ victory), but they made Miami’s best player decide to skip town. It’s the saddest tragedy in the AFC East since the Jets killed Carl.
Crazy enough, this is not the first time this decade that a superstar receiver from a Florida team was so angry about losing to the Jets that he decided to run off the MetLife Stadium field in the third quarter of a January game.
Clearly, losing to the Jets is enough to break any man, even the brightest of stars.
Perhaps David would offer condolences to Hill by wishing him a Happy New Year as he embarks on his next chapter, but the statute of limitations has run out on the “New Years.” Three days is plenty.
