{"id":444080,"date":"2024-01-18T17:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444080"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:25:22","slug":"matthew-stafford-calls-kerby-joseph-dirty-as-f-k-after-tyler-higbee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/matthew-stafford-calls-kerby-joseph-dirty-as-f-k-after-tyler-higbee-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford Calls Kerby Joseph &#8220;dirty as f\u2013k&#8221; After Tyler Higbee Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth-quarter hit that caused a major injury was one of the low points of the Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Matthew Stafford calls out the player for the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Matthew Stafford Calls Kerby Joseph &#8220;Dirty as f\u2013k&#8221; After Tyler Higbee&#8217;s Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Lions safety Kerby Joseph struck tight end Tyler Higbee low, bending Higbee&#8217;s right knee laterally. After leaving the game, the eight-year veteran&#8217;s knee was found to have torn both the ACL and the MCL.<\/p>\n<p>Following a similar hit on Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson in Week 16 that also caused major knee damage, many fans quickly criticized Joseph. Matthew Stafford, the quarterback for the Rams, responded in the same way, except he was able to address Joseph face-to-face on the field.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rams<\/a> QB Matthew Stafford to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lions<\/a> S Kerby Joseph after his hit on Tyler Higbee: &quot;Hey!! That&#39;s a good hit, but you&#39;re dirty as f*** and you know it. It&#39;s been on tape. I seen it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Higbee tore his ACL and MCL on the play.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jB3lAX48XR\">pic.twitter.com\/jB3lAX48XR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1747804605545631936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the fourth quarter of the Rams\u2019 24-23 playoff loss in Detroit on Sunday, Joseph, 23, dove into Higbee\u2019s knees, bending the tight end\u2019s right knee unnaturally as he tried to catch a throw over the middle from Stafford, 35.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey!&#8221; That\u2019s a good hit. That\u2019s a good hit. You dirty as f\u2013k though and you know it,\u201d Stafford could be heard saying in an on-field, mic\u2019d up video after Joseph celebrated the play. \u201cYou dirty as f\u2013k. It\u2019s been on tape. I\u2019ve seen it. It\u2019s been on tape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;tape&#8221; that Stafford could be alluding to is a virtually identical hit that occurred on Christmas Eve on Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson, which also resulted in an ACL rupture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matthew Stafford had the receipts for Kerby Joseph after his hit on Tyler Higbee <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9GZqagxuM4\">pic.twitter.com\/9GZqagxuM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1747805764754751791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He defended his actions on X after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cALL SERIOUSNESS\u2026. THIS GAME WE PLAY IS VERY DANGEROUS\u2026. I\u2019m praying for bro and his family I don\u2019t have no intention to hurt no body and or harm their career I been a mf dog since I came out my mama womb and nun of y\u2019all on here gone take that away from me,\u201d Joseph wrote.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned on Thursday over the play, Lions coach Dan Campbell backed Joseph, stating that&#8217;s how he&#8217;s always been taught.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rams believe TE Tyler Higbee tore his ACL after absorbing a low hit from Detroit safety Kerby Joseph, per sources. There will be additional testing to confirm the initial diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnojOTMwci\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnojOTMwci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1746776178323513755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how we play football here. Just keep your head up, see what you hit,\u201d Campbell told reporters, including the Detroit News\u2019s Justin Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat will always be what I tell Kerby. Just keep your eyes up, so you don\u2019t hit on the crown of your helmet,\u201d he added. \u201cYou [compress] your spine, you mess yourself up there. Just see what you hit. No, he\u2019s going for the thigh board and staying away from the head. That\u2019s how we play defense here. Not dirty. It\u2019s just where we hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rams<\/a> TE Tyler Higbee has torn his ACL. <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Higbee pleaded guilty to a hate crime against a Middle Eastern man, where he yelled &quot;ISIS these nuts&quot; and gave the man a concussion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/69cpluKCil\">pic.twitter.com\/69cpluKCil<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLNotify\/status\/1747375952408297857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"No Charges Against Josh Giddey\u2019s Inappropriate Relationship With Minor, Investigation Closed\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/no-charges-against-josh-giddeys-inappropriate-relationship-with-minor-investigation-closed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">No Charges Against Josh Giddey\u2019s Inappropriate Relationship With Minor, Investigation Closed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth-quarter hit that caused a major injury was one of the low points of the Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Matthew Stafford calls out the player for the same. 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