What year were you born?

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Why it worked

The video uses a simple, repetitive question-and-answer format combined with absurd, high-quality visual edits that create a humorous contrast between the players and the historical settings.

Summary

A person asks various NFL players what year they were born. Each answer is followed by a humorous, edited image of the player in a historical or prehistoric setting.

Structure

1Interviewer asks players their birth year
2Players answer with their birth year
3Humorous, edited image of the player appears

On-screen text

What year were you born? 2003 98 19... 2004 99 '01 '97 1999 1987

Transcript

What year were you born? 2003. What year were you born? 98. What year were you born? 19... What year were you born? 2004. What year were you born? 99. What year were you born? 01. What year were you born? 97. What year were you born? 1999. What year were you born? 1987.