CFL offensive lineman Jon Gott celebrates touchdown with an ice-cold beer

Whether you’re a Canadian Football League player or not, it’s universally known that the weekend starts on Friday.

And when you’re as large as Jon Gott, an offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks, you need to get a head start on your teammates if you hope to have a decent buzz by the time you go out with your boys to celebrate another win.

So, he made sure to grab himself a mid-game beverage.

Late in the third quarter against the Toronto Argonauts, Gott made a block that helped Redblacks running back Mossis Madu Jr. score a one-yard touchdown to make it 23-9 for Ottawa at the time.

But while his teammates were congratulating each other on a job well-done, Gott took off towards one of the beer gardens at TD Place Stadium.

The 6’3, 297 lbs wrecking ball explained what was going through his head to TSN’s Matthew Scianitti after his squad’s 24-9 victory to bump their East Division-leading record to 11-7 this season.

“I’ve been talking about that for probably five years now,” said the 10-year CFL veteran. “(I) finally pulled the trigger. Saw that beer, chugged it and crushed it over my head and that was about it.”

What a freakin’ beauty.

And for those who may be concerned about the fan who lost their beer for the stunt, there’s no need to worry. The woman that gave him that Mill Street Organic was his girlfriend, Nicole Hilstob.

“I saw my girlfriend down in the log cabin and I just had to do it,” said Gott. “Last regular season game so I just had to do it.”

Unfortunately, the 33-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta may be fined by the league for his impressive display of beer consumption. But with the cost of alcohol constantly rising at professional sports games across North America, he might actually break even in the end.

If not, the financial slap of the wrist he’s likely to receive will just (literally) become the small price he has to pay to go down in football celebration history.

Call me crazy, but Terrell Owens and a bag of popcorn have nothing on Jon Gott and an ice-cold brewski.