Ric Flair will tell you himself he ain't dead yet, but that didn't stop a couple of Atlanta Falcons players from paying tribute to the iconic wrestler on Sunday.
Prior to Atlanta's game against the Bills, wideouts Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu both rocked their own custom cleats honoring "The Nature Boy" during warmups.
One time for the Nature boy.. #Wooooooooo!!!! #KissStealing #JetFlying #RolexWearing #BeanTalking pic.twitter.com/IzlpTNh3pK
— Mohamed Sanu Sr. (@Mo_12_Sanu) October 1, 2017
The custom kicks featured some well-known quotes from Flair, who is a resident of Atlanta and has a good relationship with the Falcons' organization. The wrestler showed up to the team's training camp last summer and helped get them fired up with a classic promo.
Shout out to buddy @juliojones_11 for having me at the @AtlantaFalcons training camp today! WOOOOO!!! #WWE pic.twitter.com/19GfVoZtG7
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 9, 2016
Unfortunately for Jones and Sanu, their support for Flair may have actually brought them bad luck.
Julio Jones downgraded to OUT. AND Mohamed Sanu (hamstring) is OUT.
— Jamie Erdahl (@JamieErdahl) October 1, 2017