Kevin Hart gets carried off the set of ‘Thursday Night Football’ by former NFL star Andrew Whitworth before the Philadelphia native watches his hometown Eagles

Comedian Kevin Hart provided a funny moment during Thursday Night Football’s pre-game show when he was picked up and carried by former offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth.

Hart, whose luxury tequila brand Gran Coramino is now a sponsor of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, sat next to the pre-game show’s typical cast of former NFL players and host Charissa Thompson.

The comedian is from Philadelphia and would be seeing the game for the first time as a sponsor of his hometown team.

After part of the show aired about Hart, the comedian left the set in an unconventional way — when the 6-foot-7, 330-pound Whitworth, who played 15 seasons in the NFL, called the 5-foot-7, 330 pound picked up. foot-2 Hart and carried him off the desk.

Hart expressed his concern: “Whit… if you touch me, Whit,” the comedian said before he was eventually arrested. Hart’s protests turned into pleas for Whitworth not to drop him.

In an interview with CNBC Before the game started, Hart talked about the new sponsorship opportunity he had with the team.

“It’s a big problem! To work with the Eagles and be connected to Philadelphia in any way is a good and wonderful feeling! Hart told CNBC’s Frank Holland about the deal in an exclusive interview.

Gran Coramino’s deal with the Eagles will include signage at Lincoln Financial Field, as well as branded bars in the stadium and marketing on the team’s digital platforms.

Hart added: “I think sales will simply grow based on awareness and that awareness will move from inside the stadium to outside the stadium.

“The hope is that people will fall in love with the product and buy it to have it in their home.”

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