During Sunday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions, Rams tight end Tyler Higbee suffered what appeared to be a serious leg injury as a result of a low hit from Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph. But even though it was a dangerous tackle that ultimately led to an injury, Lions players are defending it after the game.
Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone addressed the tackle on social media, saying “It’s how the league office asks us to tackle.”
“My point is that it’s a legal hit,” Anzalone wrote. “It’s a dangerous, violent sport. It’s legal to cut block DEs full speed while he’s blinded on run plays. The QB should know not the throw this ball and protect his own player. And like I said, I do not want anyone to get hurt out there.”
My point is that it’s a legal hit. It’s a dangerous, violent sport. It’s legal to cut block DEs full speed while he’s blinded on run plays. The QB should know not the throw this ball and protect his own player. And like I said, I do not want anyone to get hurt out there
— Alex Anzalone (@AlexAnzalone34) January 15, 2024
Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson also placed some blame on Matthew Stafford for putting Higbee in that position to be hit.
“If anybody on the Rams feel like it was dirty, well tell his quarterback don’t put the ball in a place where he gets his player hurt,” Gardner-Johnson said according to ClickonDetroit.com.
It may have resulted in an injury, but Lions players don’t seem to think there was anything illegal about the hit.
[Alex Anzalone, ClickonDetroit]
