The answer was that it was part of his OCD diagnosis, and he’s brought awareness to the disorder simply through that moment. He spoke about it in the week leading up to the Commanders’ next playoff game against the Detroit Lions, where we may see Gonzalez prepare in the same way before taking the field.

National TV cameras picked up Gonzalez's pre-kick routine, which led to a mix of responses, and a response from his wife.

Washington Commanders player Zane Gonzalez opened up about his OCD after fans wondered why he was pulling his hair and tapping his helmet just before kicking the game-winning field goal on Sunday, Jan.

Zane Gonzalez, the kicker who hit the game-winning field goal in the wild-card round, has an unorthodox game day routine – but it has little to do with style.

ASHBURN, Va. – By the time Zane Gonzalez “doinked” the Washington Commanders into the NFC divisional round Sunday night, the journeyman kicker had already gone viral on social media. With NBC’s cameras trained on him as the climax of the 23-20 ...

As Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez was walking onto the field at Raymond James Stadium to attempt a game-winning kick, his obsessive-compulsive disorder was on display to a national television audience.

The Washington Commanders pay off their opening possession with 3 points thanks to a 34-yard field goal from their kicker, Zane Gonzalez.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez welcomes his viral moment as a chance to educate about OCD ...

Zane Gonzalez made the biggest kick of his career on Sunday night, doinking in the boot that gave Washington its first playoff victory since the 2005 season, but not before he went through his routine.

After going viral for his pre-kick routine, Washington Commanders' kicker Zane Gonzalez is opening up about his struggle with OCD that he says he’s been managing for years. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.

A national television audience watched Zane Gonzalez adjust his socks on ... from childhood to now being a kicker for the Washington Commanders. Making the field goal to deliver the franchise ...

Washington Commanders place kicker Zane Gonzalez, right, kicks the game winning field goal from the hold of Tress Way during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the ...