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Jake Locker accuses ‘Tiny Titan’ of cheap shot

He’s a lot bigger in real life, it turns out.

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker didn't appreciate a blow to the head from a Cleveland Browns player, Internet legend or not.

Locker called out linebacker Christian Kirksey -- best known as the "Tiny Titan" in a Madden 15 glitch that went viral after the game's release -- for a taking a shot at the QB after he had crossed the goal line on an 11-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter.

“I thought I was clearly in the end zone,” Locker told Jim Wyatt of The Tennesseean. “I wasn’t expecting to get hit. I kind of thought that was a cheap shot.”

Kirksey was flagged on the play and a woozy Locker was temporarily removed from the game to undergo concussion testing. He returned, only to leave again -- this time for good -- with a thumb injury later in the quarter. He said after the game X-rays did not show a break and he’s expected to have an MRI done on Monday.

Kirksey became an Internet sensation for the glitch, which scaled him down to the size of a football and placed him on the Titans roster.

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