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Crezdon Butler’s welcome-to-the-CFL moment has grown into an Internet hit.

Footage of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ linebacker running into a goal post during Saturday’s 30-15 CFL loss to the host B.C. Lions has been widely viewed in recent days.

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Bryan Burnham was left wide open for a 13-yard touchdown after Butler was flattened. The play was promptly replayed by TSN and has since been shown on a number of major sports outlets in the United States and Canada.

“I was kind of surprised after the game,’’ Butler said after Wednesday’s practice at Mosaic Stadium. “I was actually joking around with some of my teammates that I might make ESPN. My mom then hit me up and said ‘Did you know that you were on ESPN tonight?’

“Oh my goodness. It’s good and bad because I get my name out there a little bit.’’

Butler, a native of Asheville, N.C., could be forgiven for being unfamiliar with the positioning of the goal posts on a CFL field. Saturday’s game was Butler’s third in the CFL since signing with the Riders on June 7. Prior to that, he had played only on an American field where the goal posts are at the back of the end zone.