Redskins cheerleader gets taken out by Kirk Cousins

Even standing on the sideline can be a dangerous job, as one Redskins cheerleader learned during Monday night’s game.

It happened when Kirk Cousins took off running toward the sideline in the fourth quarter of the Panthers-Redskins matchup. Cousins was (unnecessarily) shoved hard as he made his way out of bounds by Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short, which resulted in a penalty for unnecessary roughness.

Cousins wasn’t the most unfortunate person on the field after receiving the hard shove, though. Instead, it was a cheerleader who was standing on the sideline tarp. The contact caused Cousins to slide into her legs, and she hit the ground pretty hard.

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Here’s another angle showing what happened after the play.

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— Matt Birl (@mjbirl) December 20, 2016

The good news is the cheerleader looked to be OK afterward.