That Internet is trippin’ over a big “12-year-old” football player from Fort Worth, Texas, due to his size, facial hair, tattoos, and maturity. Everyone from the average person to NFL pros doesn’t believe his age!
’12-year-old’ football player with facial hair has the Internet trippin’ because he looks like a grown man
A running back who plays youth football in Fort Worth, Texas, whose Dallas Dragons Elite Academy (DEA) team won the championship game, has stirred up the Internet after it was revealed he is only 12 years old.
In one of several photos posted on Instagram, 12-year-old Jeremiah Johnson can be seen holding a trophy that reads: “12U Division 1 Most Valuable Player,” the New York Post reported.
The controversy stirs from the fact that Johnson appears to be larger and more mature than your average 12-year-old – by a long shot.
Add to the fact that Johnson sports a full mustache, the beginnings of a goatee, and tattoos.
According to a Twitter account believed to belong to the youngster, Jeremiah Johnson is described as 5-foot-11, 198 pounds, and it states that he will be eligible for college in 2027. It also lists him as also playing defensive and outside linebacker.
Mom clears up facts about age, facial hair, and tattoos
“Check my baby out…. balling out @ Nationals!!!” wrote Shana Evans, who is believed to be Johnson’s mother, in a photo shared of Jeremiah on Facebook last Friday.
In another Facebook post on Monday, Evans wrote: “Before I lay down I just want y’all to know…. my baby going viral. These folks is going in… SO…. Yes he’s on 12U (he meets ALL of the requirements. No the tattoo isn’t real (duh). Yes the goatee is tho.”
Even NFL pros don’t believe this kid is only 12
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill made a comical tweet about Johnson’s appearance: “If that 12 year old really 12 my son not playing football, these kids built different.”
“Ight 1. Jeremiah Johnson is one of the most common names out there,” another person wrote on Twitter. 2. The mustache 3. The locks w the pushed back hairline.. Now I’m gonna say 22. I can be convinced on 17-21. But 12 hell naw.”
“12th grade,” one person remarked, Canoe reported.
“12 going on 21,” another added.
“Bro look like he gotta job a wife and 2 kids,” one person joked.
The Bleacher Report tweeted a short video clip with a man asking Johnson: “How old you is?”
Johnson answers “twelve” in a mature, sonorous voice.
