Social media was ablaze with jokes for Commanders’ kicker Zane Gonzalez until those fans realized that the comments were pointing out his long-standing battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder. After being shown on camera going through an unorthodox pre-kick routine during Sunday’s wild-card win over the Buccaneers,

As Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez was walking onto the field at Raymond James Stadium to attempt a game-winning kick, his obsessive-compulsive disorder was on display to a national television audience.

The most common and incorrect presentation of OCD in media is conflating the disorder with being a “neat freak” or a “germaphobe.” This was particularly damaging in the 2002 TV series Monk, in which the main character Adrian Monk was terrified of germs and used it to comedic effect.

Zane Gonzalez made the biggest kick of his career on Sunday night, doinking in the boot that gave Washington its first playoff victory since the 2005 season, but not before he went through his routine.

Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzales' OCD has come to light following his late-game heroics on Sunday night.

The Commanders beat the Buccaneers on a late field goal by Zane Gonzalez, whose pre-kick ritual had some wondering what was going on in his head.

They also made unexpected headlines for the way kicker Zane Gonzalez handled himself in the moments prior to his walk-off game-winning field goal, with the NBC broadcast and social media alike joking about Gonzalez's seemingly ritualistic adjustments of his hair,

The Commanders kicker’s routine has nothing to do with style — it’s obsessive compulsion, which he has dealt with since he was a kid.