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A clip emerged on Twitter showing Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence throwing a 70-yard dime to a group of players dressed in a similar color combination as the Marvel superheroes, the Avengers.

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While the footage may look like a costumed match, it is, in fact, from an event from The Opening, which features school athletes. In a longer video, Lawrence is introduced as playing for Cartersville High School.

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The footage shows the QB with the former throwing a well-aimed long throw to a teammate in red, who then sprints for a touchdown pursued by the opposition.

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The schoolboy with the big throw

In the clip, a sprinting player in red catches Lawrence’s throw and races away for a touchdown, pursued by a defensive player in blue. The vivid color combinations of the uniforms have led to comments that the players could be the Avengers.

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A longer video from 2017 also shows more throws from Lawrence to his teammates. Towards the end of the video, one player celebrates by crawling like Spiderman.

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Trevor Lawrence- From star schoolboy to NFL rookie

With the skill set displayed in the video and from testimonies from school, many would realize why Lawrence was one of the highest touted college football prospects in the 2021 draft.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Lawrence first overall in 2021. He was their starting QB for 2021, making his NFL debut against the Houston Texans in a 21–37 defeat.

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Lawrence and the Jaguars: the first victory of the 2021 season was the 23-20 victory against the Miami Dolphins. They played it at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Lawrence’s rookie season wasn’t the spectacle fans expected. The QB did not thrive under the then coach. He definitely left management and fans impressed with his resilience and showed flashes of his brilliance.

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Many expect 2022 to be when Lawrence shows the NFL world what made him so special in the 2021 season.

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Prithwiraj Gupta

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Prithwiraj Gupta is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in History from Pune University. The contact aspect of the NFL made him interested in the sport. Having played Rugby before, he discovered the thrill of contact sports and has enthusiastically followed many similar sports from different countries. He likes how a focus on power and speed affects the contact zone in the NFL, leading to bigger hits than seen in other sports of its kind. This interest is amplified by certain Rugby players trying their luck in the NFL. He likes to look at the NFL from a rugby player's point of view, trying to analyze the glaring and subtle similarities and differences between the two sports. Apart from contact sports, he enjoys working out and reading books and is a Hallyu fan.

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