California High School Football Team Successfully Ran a Mannequin Challenge Trick Play

Upon further review, the Mannequin Challenge is officially dead.

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Wait, didn't Jerry Jones and the rest of the Dallas Cowboys' front office officially ruin the Mannequin Challenge forever? 

Apparently, they didn't because Del Oro High School in California ran a Mannequin Challenge trick play to convert a two-point attempt against Antelope High School. As everyone on Del Toro stood around, assuming a variety of poses, Antelope players were doing an impromptu Mannequin Challenge of their own, simply because they didn't know what was going on.

After a couple of seconds, Del Oro broke into their actual formation with six players lined up at the far left, and five remaining players situated between the hash marks. While the Mannequin Challenge aspect will get most of the attention, the actual play was quite impressive. After setting up in the pistol formation, the quarterback rushed under center for the snap. However, the center bypassed the handoff and hiked the ball straight to the running back, who took it right side and found his way into the endzone. 

After seeing how successful the Mannequin Challenge trick play turned out, you can't help but wonder if an NFL team would actually give this a chance in the coming weeks. Considering his propensity to try two-point conversions every now and then, our money is on Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers

Sidebar: If "Black Beatles" isn't playing the background, was it really a Mannequin Challenge? 

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