Are you sure the picture was not photoshopped for the effect?
I can only tell you that I didn’t alter it. That’s a direct link from AFP.
AFP doesn’t usually alter pictures unless it can make America look bad in some way.
And when he runs does he throw it backwards and then whip it forwards to get a momentum kickstart? Kinda like a cobra strike telegraphing his moves? I'll bet it ended all hopes of being a professional running back