Ad Disclosure
Here’s the Video the NFL Sent Chip Kelly Showing Terrell Suggs Hit Was Legal
By Jim Adair
Published:
Even though the story has been so beaten it might as well have had bleach poured on it, Chip Kelly still wasn’t entirely convinced that Terrell Suggs’ hit on Sam Bradford in the second preseason game was a legal one. To clarify this, the league’s weekly officiating video focused on that exact play. In the video, NFL officials czar Dean Blandino says until it’s “clear that the QB doesn’t have the football,” he doesn’t get special protections.
Chip Kelly, still sounding a bit peeved about it, said he gets it now. “Whether you’re underneath the center, it doesn’t matter what run play you have,” Chip told the media yesterday. “It was explained to us that you could have your back turned to the defense and if there’s potential for you to bootleg out of it, then you can be hit.”
Kelly said the Eagles will practice with the rules they got, and now that they’re clear on this one, maybe they won’t give a monster of a man a clear run at their quarterback anymore.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.