Louisville CFB Players Thanked by Police for Helping Flip Car Over After Crash
Louisville Cardinals football players received a thank you video from local police on Thursday for coming "to the rescue" and helping to flip an overturned car that was involved in an accident near their home field at L&N Stadium this week.
The video posted by the Louisville Metro Police Department included a clip of at least five Cardinals players flipping the vehicle from the driver's side back onto its wheels:
The video stated that the driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries in the accident but will be OK. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Central and Floyd Avenues by the stadium's southeast corner.
The video didn't identify the football players involved in the rescue. Per ESPN, football spokesperson Rocco Gasparro said junior wide receiver Jadon Thompson, a Cincinnati transfer, was one of them.
The Cardinals have also had reasons to celebrate on the field as well. Louisville is off to a 3-0 start to the season for the first time since 2016, and the team has proved to be able to win in a variety of ways.
The Cardinals started the year with a comeback victory over Georgia Tech before blowing out Murray State 56-0 in Week 2. Last week, Louisville used a late goal-line stand to stave off a potential comeback by Indiana and secure the win.
Senior quarterback Jack Plummer has spearheaded the Cardinals' impressive start, throwing for 732 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions while completing 61.8 percent of his passes. Running back Jawhar Jordan (4) and receiver Jamari Thrash (5) have both reached the end zone at least four times.
Louisville will look to make it 4-0 when it faces Boston College on Saturday.
