NFL Player Jokes That Getting 'Knocked Out' Is A Rite Of Passage

For NFL Player, Getting 'Knocked Out' Was A Rite Of Passage
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 9: Anthony Davis #76 of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the field prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 9, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 49ers defeated the Saints 27-24. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 9: Anthony Davis #76 of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the field prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 9, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 49ers defeated the Saints 27-24. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

Not all NFL players see head injuries simply as an occupational hazard. At least one, San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Anthony Davis, seemed to view getting "knocked out" during a recent game as an NFL rite of passage:

2nd to last play of the game I got a spinning elbow to the face. I was literally knocked out for a sec. I'm officially an NFL player now.

— Bam Davis (@AnthonyDavis76) November 17, 2014

I remember waking up to Harbaugh saying "get him up and off the field!, We don't want the clock to stop!" lol Can't make this shit up.

— Bam Davis (@AnthonyDavis76) November 17, 2014

Davis' tweets came after the 49ers defeated the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday. He also tweeted a meme:

pic.twitter.com/CWKCoV04A7

— Bam Davis (@AnthonyDavis76) November 17, 2014

At least one of Davis' teammates, running back Alfonso Smith, seemed to find the anecdote amusing:

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