In last night’s Monday Night Football game between the Texans and the Jets, the Texans came out victorious. But they lost a key piece to their defense.
Texans star defender Brian Cushing was blocked low by Matt Slauson and immediately went to the ground in excruciating pain . Early reports indicate that he has a torn ACL from the block and will miss the remainder of the season.
Many were unhappy with the block and how it played out – and a current NFL player spoke out about it.
If the NFL really wants to increase player safety, start protecting players on BOTH sides of the ball.
— Clay Matthews III (@ClayMatthews52) October 9, 2012
Where is the NFL’s protection on blocks below the waist like that on Cushing. Double standard!
— Clay Matthews III (@ClayMatthews52) October 9, 2012
Clay Matthews of the Packers knows a thing or two about being blocked low, with his speed and ability to get to the quarterback he’s probably seen a few of the low blocks in his career, luckily he hasn’t sustained a season ending injury.
He definitely has a point, the NFL needs to start cracking down on things like this when they preach player safety.
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