{"id":877063,"date":"2026-04-28T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/877063\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:12:25","slug":"watch-tennessee-star-colton-hood-teaches-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-signature-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/877063\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Tennessee Star Colton Hood Teaches NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Signature Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"Colton<\/a>ATLANTA, GA \u2013 August 30, 2025 \u2013 Defensive back Colton Hood #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the Aflac Kickoff game between the Syracuse Orange and the Tennessee Volunteers at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Photo By Kate Luffman\/Tennessee Athletics<\/p>\n

During his lone year with Tennessee football, cornerback Colton Hood proved to be one of the best defensive backs in the conference. In the debut game of the year, a win over Syracuse in Atlanta, he also debuted a new signature celebration.<\/p>\n

After Hood made big plays, you\u2019d see him throw up an imaginary hood and do a thumbs down. With how well he played, it became a common occurrence on the field.<\/p>\n

Now that Hood has been drafted in the second round by the New York Giants, he\u2019s ready to take the celebration to the NFL. During an event with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, he taught him the celebration.<\/p>\n

New #Giants<\/a> CB Colton Hood spent Thursday in the green room, beginning a draft odyssey that landed him in NY. But before the call, his highlight was NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell learning his \u201cput on your hood\u201d celebration. pic.twitter.com\/l0B7MKJipS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hood finished this year with 50 tackles, eight passes deflected, a forced fumble, an interception and two touchdowns. He was named to the 2025 All-SEC Second Team by the AP for his year.<\/p>\n

Though it was just one season, Hood made sure to express how thankful he was to spend a year on Rocky Top after his Pro Day showing last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s meant a lot,\u201d Hood said. \u201cI don\u2019t think\u00a0people\u00a0understand how much Rocky Top means to me. Just the love from the fans, everything, in totality, all the people, just a great place, an amazing place. I\u2019d say to any recruit out there, you give your all for Rocky Top, they\u2019re going to love you back. Definitely just overwhelmed with emotions and how this place helped me and how I want to help this place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s set to join the Giants as a projected second-string piece of the secondary. He should have plenty of opportunities to get on the field, though, and prove himself in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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