Viral Popeyes Meme Kid Is Now a Football State Champion

Remember the meme about the kid who gave a nervous side-eye look? Well, he just won the New Jersey football state championship this week. The revelation immediately went viral on the internet.

On August 21, 2013, Vine user TheRealSnoopy posted a video titled "Terio At Popeyes!" which featured a kid giving side-eye glances. According to Know Your Meme, the post received more than 19 million loops, 670,000 likes and 591,000 revines in less than seven years.

The video posted by Vine Turkey is embedded below.

Popeyes Meme Kid: Lil Terrio

Admittedly, the kid in the video left quite the impression on the internet. Its snapshot photo is widely used as a meme to convey nervousness, skepticism and wide-eyed suspicious looks. Up to date, anybody can find traces of this meme on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitte and Reddit.

However, the internet star "Lil Terrio" apparently outgrew his meme role in these last few years.

Terio at Popeyes: Viral Internet Star

According to Fansided, Dieunerst Collin is now a member of the East Orange Campus High School football team. He played on Sunday night and recently became the part of the Group 5 New Jersey State Champions.

Overtime tweets the video highlights of the game. The post is captioned, "Fumbled at the goal line and returned 100 yards in 3OT for the STATE TITLE."

The football win turned viral when a follow-up tweet came out saying, "From Popeyes to State Champion!! East Orange State Champs." At the time of writing, the tweet has gained 15,000 plus retweets, 1,838 quote tweets, and 107,700 plus likes.

Although it is not directly confirmed, the post is suspected to come directly from Collin. The picture in the tweet is definitely showing an older and mature man who resembles the young kid on the meme.

Even more exciting, Popeyes replied to the tweet reveal, claiming in some of the glory with the comment "We tend to attract greatness."

To conclude the exciting revelation, the player asked Popeyes to sponsor the championship parade. Unfortunately, the fast-food company has yet to reply.

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