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Looks Like Jordan Mailata’s Concussion was the Result of a Cheap Shot
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Did you see this video clip?
On the play where Jordan Mailata looked to have suffered his concussion, Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith reared back and went helmet-to-helmet on him:
Doug Pederson says the team is sending this play to the league office for review. Looked like a dirty hit by Jaylon Smith and Jordan Mailata is in concussion protocol due to it. https://t.co/CWi2iCEOM5 #Eagles #FlyEaglesFly
— Michael Greger (@mike_greger) December 28, 2020
If there’s any ambiguity there, it’s lost when Smith decides to headbutt Mailata instead of attempting to tackle the guy running right by him for a big gain.
Doug Pederson said this about the play:
“We’ll take a look at it, send it in and see what happens. Jordan is in the (concussion) protocol, so that is all I can comment on that. As far as the hit and all that goes, those are things that happen. You don’t want to see that obviously. Looked like a helmet blow type play. Again, it’s unfortunate that that happened, but he’s in the protocol and we’ll see where he is each day this week.”
That would be flagged under the new rule installed last season.
Why would Smith do this? What provoked it?
He got clobbered on a few occasions by Mailata, like this one:
For anybody wondering why Jaylon Smith would put a cheap shot on Jordan Mailata, it's because Mailata embarrassed his ass on the 1st drive of the game pic.twitter.com/KveY5cZyBY
— “NFL Draft Guru” Traw (@Whatshis40) December 28, 2020
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com