As the Detroit Lions prepare for the playoffs ahead of Super Bowl LIX, it looks like the team is also preparing for future success by… scouting babies on TikTok.
In a video posted on the popular social media app (which is expected to be banned in the U.S. as of Sunday), California-based user Madison Peltzer shared a funny video of herself and her baby son. On the screen, it read: “When your six month old is 31lbs,” and audio from the film “Instant Family” played over it.
A caption on the video also said that the baby is “in the 99th percentile for everything.” Peltzer revealed in another video this week that he was just 9 pounds and 2 ounces when he was born and that he’s been exclusively breast fed.
By Friday – five days after Peltzer posted the original video with her baby – it had more than one million likes and nearly 6,000 likes. One account that stopped to react was the Detroit Lions’, with a repost and a comment. It’s one-word comment was simply: “Dibs.”
In a reaction video with audio from “Madagascar 2” Peltzer told the football team “give us a few years & we’re there.”
This Saturday, the Lions will play against the Washington Commanders in a playoff game at Detroit’s Ford Field.