When the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Khalen Saunders reportedly came to an agreement on a three-year deal worth up to $14.5 million, the Saints landed quite the athlete for an interior lineman.
At 6-foot, 324 pounds, Saunders has shown that he moves much better than the average interior lineman.
During his college days at Western Illinois, Saunders went viral by showing tumbling skills that involve a backflip.
This is the reason why football players are freak athletes. How can a 320 pound linemen flip like this?? I can’t even do it and I’m 180 😂.
This is Western Illinois DT Khalen Saunders (@khalenNOTkaylen),
— Skubie Mageza (@SkubieMageza) January 16, 2019
Saunders also showed off some of his tumbling when he had an impressive showing during Senior Bowl preparations in 2019.
Coming off a Super Bowl LVII championship, Saunders had his best season with the Chiefs in 2022. The former 2019 third-round pick had 48 total tackles and 3.5 sacks.
It’s unclear if Saunders will ever put his backflip on display in New Orleans. When asked in Kansas City if he’d show off his backflip, he said, “Nah, y’all ain’t going to see a backflip until contract year, most likely.”
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