Earlier this week, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix of the Dallas Cowboys shockingly encountered two bears while he was harmlessly riding his scooter near his home. In an appearance on ESPN's Sportscenter on Friday, Clint0n-Dix recalled his hilarious encounter with two bears.
“I don't even think I had time to think,” Clinton-Dix said. “I just reacted first and I threw my Bird scooter to give me a little time to think about what I was going to do next, but luckily, they didn't take it.”
The black and white surveillance video displayed the new member of the Cowboys riding his scooter alongside some cars. At the same time, two bears were moving in the same direction that Clinton-Dix was heading toward.
Once Clinton-Dix caught glimpse of the bears, he proceeded to let go of his scooter. Then, he would run in the other direction and would jump onto the hood of his car.
“I jumped on the hood of that car until I could figure out how to get to safety somewhere else,” Clinton-Dix said.
Despite the fact that the bears could have climbed the vehicle, Clinton-Dix explained his reasoning.
“Yeah, I understand that,” Clinton-Dix said. “But also, if they would've taken me, I would've been eating pepperoni and a little bit of bear. But I felt good, I'm glad to be alive.”
Clinton-Dix, who is a native in Orlando, Florida, shared that the incident happened in his home state. The former member of the Chicago Bears exclaimed that he's seen bears around where he lives before. He also informed people how to handle a situation involving a bear.
“I see them often,” Clinton-Dix said. “Close to my development, they're building more. So the bears are trying to find a place to eat, some shelter and I guess they found my home and scared the life out of me.
“Just don't get too far away from where you just came from, stay in contact with your friends and continue having fun on your journey.”
The former first-round pick out of Alabama signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys during free agency. Upon joining his new team, he likely never imagined himself running into the animal of the team that he played for during the 2019 season. At the least, Clinton-Dix is safe and no animals were harmed in the incident.
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