Joe Mixon Touchdown Celebration Was a Fan Favorite Fortnite Emote
By Nicholas Barth ·
After scoring a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins, Joe Mixon performed a celebration that any Fortnite fan would be proud to see.
Sunday, October 7th saw The Cincinnati Bengals go up against the Miami Dolphins in a NFL matchup, and once again the massively popular battle royale title of Fortnite made an appearance in the world of professional sports thanks to a touchdown celebration by Bengals running back Joe Mixon.
At the very beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, Bengals Quarterback Andy Dalton threw a pass to Joe Mixon who was able to avoid several Dolphins defenders and make his way into the end zone for a touchdown. After the touchdown, Joe Mixon went on to perform the fan favorite Orange Justice Fortnite emote for his Touchdown celebration.
Terrific play from Joe Mixon to finish at the catch point pic.twitter.com/3gCaV9tRX3
— Ian Wharton (@NFLFilmStudy) October 7, 2018
Joe Mixon performing a Fortnite dance as a celebration is not the first time that the world of professional sports has seen an athlete perform an emote as a method of celebration. One of the most recognizable instances was when professional soccer player Dele Alli performed a Fortnite dance to celebrate a goal he had scored for England in the 2018 World Cup.
However, this Joe Mixon celebration looks to be the first time that the Orange Justice emote has been used by an athlete in a professional setting. The Orange Justice emote was first introduced into the battle royale title in Season 4 and was created by Epic Games to pay homage to the Orange Shirt Kid. Submitting the dance to the Boogie Down contest for a chance to see it be created as a emote in Fortnite, the Orange Shirt Kid unfortunately did not win the contest even though many members of the community felt that he deserved to win. This led to Epic Games creating the Orange Justice emote as a piece of content for the Season 4 Battle Pass.
With Fortnite being one of the most popular and discussed video games in the world, it is not shocking to see it once again bleed into another area of society with the Joe Mixon celebration dance of the Orange Justice emote being one of the latest examples.
(cover photo courtesy of Cincy Jungle, Epic Games and Fortnite Wiki)