Commanders K Zane Gonzalez discusses viral OCD moment - ESPN

ASHBURN, Va. — As Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez walked to the front of the room to receive an award during a special teams meeting Thursday, he reenacted what caused him to go viral on social media four days earlier: He started fixing his hair multiple times as teammates laughed.

It was Gonzalez's way of acknowledging what took place before his game-winning field goal to beat Tampa Bay 23-20 in the wild-card round Sunday night.

The NBC cameras followed him as he went through his routine: repeatedly adjusting his sock, rubbing his hair and tapping his helmet before finally putting it on his head, then doinking a kick off the right upright and over the crossbar.

The kick propelled the Commanders into the divisional round at the Detroit Lions on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, Fox).

Though Gonzalez's routine led to some comments on social media at his expense, the moment also served as a reminder that it's connected to something he has dealt with his whole life: obsessive compulsive disorder.

«It's a little routine going through it every time,» he said. «It just happened to be on a bigger stage, so there's just a lot more attention on it.

Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez welcomes his viral moment as a chance to educate about OCD. pic.twitter.com/Fx9qmRXCgL

»You've got to have humility, and if not, you'll drive yourself crazy. It's stuff that I've always kind of laughed at."

That's what he and his wife, Lizzy, try to do. In fact, she made a TikTok video defending him from those making fun. Gonzalez said his wife wasn't thrilled with social media. Gonzalez said he told her, «If you try to fight the internet, you're going to lose.»

«We had this little chuckle about all this stuff,» Gonzalez said. «She had a post