While practicing performing Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis' famous pregame dance Monday night, Michael Hancock reportedly injured himself, forcing him to pull out of part of a bet he made with Baltimore's mayor over last Saturday's Broncos-Ravens game.
Hancock was apparently scheduled to do Lewis' dance prior to the Ravens' game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, although it wasn't clear if that would be done remotely or in Foxboro.
Via Denver Post:
Hancock is "expected to be on the field in the second half, ready to carry out the game plan and fulfill his end of the wager," Hancock's spokeswoman said.
Had the Broncos prevailed, Rawlings-Blake said the Washington Monument would be lit in blue and orange Broncos colors.
Food was also on the line. Hancock agreed to send a box of dry aged "cowboy cut" rib-eye steaks from Lombardi Brothers Meats.
The story doesn't say how severe Hancock's injury is, but you'd think that a guy who used to serve as Huddles, the Broncos' team mascot, would be better prepared for his role as a pregame entertainer.