Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is believed to have suffered a serious knee injury Sunday night when he took a low hit from Lions safety Kirby Joseph, who has been criticized for hitting low. There is. But Joseph and his teammates say going low is exactly what the league administration is telling players to do to reduce concussions.
“This is what the league office is asking us to address,” Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone wrote on social media.
Anzalone added that Matthew Stafford left his receiver alone and made a pass over the middle that he shouldn’t have exposed himself like that.
“What I’m saying is this is a legitimate hit,” Anzalone wrote. “This is a dangerous and violent sport. It’s legal to cut a blocking DE at full speed while he’s blindsided on a run play. The QB knows he shouldn’t throw this ball and throws his We have to protect our players. And like I said, I don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
Lions safety CJ Gardner-Johnson agreed.
“If anyone on the Rams feels dirty, so be it.” tell the quarterback not to put the ball down In a place that would hurt a player,” Gardner-Johnson said, via ClickonDetroit.com.
“Praying for my brother and his family. I would never hurt anyone physically or hurt their career,” Joseph wrote on social media.
It was an unfortunate injury, but it was not intentional.
