The controversial play has ignited chatter among former NFL players as to whether or not the hit was “dirty.”
Jason McCourty, a former NFL defensive back, offered a similar sentiment Tuesday on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.”
“I don’t think it was intentionally dirty,” McCourty said. “When you look at the replay and you see him going low while someone is tackling him up high — and you’re like, ‘Well why would he do that?’ “You have to remember, DBs are the smallest guys out there on the field a lot of times. The way you get a big to back down, you have to go low. If you’re Minkah Fitzpatrick, you can’t tackle a Nick Chubb up high because he’s going to run right through you.”Nick Chubb is out for the season.Nate Burleson, a former wide receiver, offered a different take Tuesday when responding to a tweet from Ryan Clark, who was once a safety for the Steelers.
“The reason there is outrage about that hit on Chubb isn’t about the game or it’s fans getting soft. The problem is Minkah who is a veteran DB torpedoed at Chubbs leg while he was already being taken down by a defender,”“For me it’s 1 of 2 things … Malicious or a weak attempt at tackling someone. I don’t know Minkah well enough to call him dirty, so I won’t.”