Too soon? EA Sports trolls Vikings kicker Blair Walsh with no mercy

 By 
Sam Laird
 on 
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Remember the adorable first-graders who wrote supportive letters to Vikings kicker Blair Walsh after he ended Minnesota's season by missing a game-winning field goal in the NFL Playoffs on Sunday?

Yeah, this is the exact opposite.

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Videogame company EA Sports used Instagram to post a mocking "Throwback Thursday" image that turned the clock back to just this past weekend. It features Walsh lining up a kick for the Vikings, but the controller aimed wide left -- just like his miss on Sunday.

#TBT to Sunday A photo posted by EA SPORTS (@easportsinsider) on Jan 14, 2016 at 12:21pm PST

Burn ward! But was it justified?

Our official ruling: Out of bounds, unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct for piling on too soon. Then again, we can't say we didn't laugh.

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