The "Blade" dance is a popular one by the late Detroit rapper Blade Icewood. There is a time and a place for it.
After recording his seventh sack of the season, Aidan Hutchinson performed a downward fist pump dance.
He shook his fists high after balling them high.
When the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 34-23 on Sunday, it was a big deal for those in the know.
Depending on whom you ask, the Lions' No. 2 overall pick hit Detroit's legendary "Blade Dance" or the "Boss Up" dance.
The dance was popularized by the late rapper Blade Icewood in the early 2000s. It has become a part of popular culture in Detroit thanks to artists like Big Sean and Icewear Vezzo.
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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 11, 2022
Some of the boys told me about it, but I didn't know about it. Michael Brockers sent me videos of it. I had to go to Detroit. I did it, and I thought it went well, and maybe we'll keep going.
Joique Bell liked Hutchinson's move.
A young kid is out here and he knows the culture. He wants to be here and knows what's happening. Bell said that the part about it was the best. That's shown by the way he plays. He is the type of guy that we needed to be here. Since the beginning of the year, we haven't had that. The identity of the Detroit Lions' defense is being created by him.
Hutchinson is a native of Michigan and attended a high school that is considered Metro Detroit, but he is still learning about the authentic culture of the area.
If we make it to the playoffs, he may pull out a pair.
The first player to do the dance was Hutchinson.
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