DETROIT — On a first-quarter play on Thanksgiving, Penei Sewell lined up at tight end instead of his usual right tackle position. At the snap of the ball, the 6-foot-5, 335-pound Sewell turned and burst into his own backfield on an end around. He took a handoff from quarterback Jared Goff while running to his right and looked to throw. Then he reverted to what he knew best.
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His stiff arm took Bears linebacker Jack Sanborn to the ground — and has since become a viral meme. Sewell then broke a tackle attempt by linebacker Tremaine Edmunds before three defenders wrestled him to the sideline in one of the most
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