New Orleans Saints defensive deal with Khristian Boyd was reportedly fined greater than $4,500 on Wednesday for his hit on Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver Devonta Smith.
Boyd was hit with a $4,600 effective over the play, NOLA.com reported.
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Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver DeVonta Smith, #6, is injured on a deal with by New Orleans Saints defensive deal with Khristian Boyd, #97, through the second half at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Photos)
Smith caught a move from Jalen Hurts within the second half when a number of Saints gamers met him for the deal with, however they initially weren’t in a position to carry him down. As they continued to attempt to get him to the bottom, Smith was nonetheless churning his legs when Boyd blindsided him in a helmet-to-helmet scene that popped Smith’s helmet off his head.Â
There was no flag on the play, but it surely led to accusations of Saints gamers levying soiled hits. Smith ended up leaving the sector on his personal energy and was positioned into concussion protocol.
Boyd defended himself in a since-expired publish on his Instagram Tales.
“I’d by no means intentionally attempt to give somebody a severe damage. Simply tried to make a play on the ball. (Be) nicely quickly 6,” the publish learn, by way of NOLA.com.
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Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver DeVonta Smith, #6, is injured on a deal with by New Orleans Saints defensive deal with Khristian Boyd, #97, through the second half at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Photos)
Boyd, a rookie sixth-round draft select of Northern Iowa, has one complete deal with in three video games. He has appeared in 45 snaps on protection thus far.
Saints head coach Denis Allen defended his gamers on Monday.
“I might say our guys play extraordinarily onerous, and we will compete till the down is over,” Allen mentioned, by way of ESPN. “I do not suppose we play soiled. I do not suppose we ever have performed soiled. It is not the best way we coach it, not the best way we educate it, however we do play onerous.Â
“Look, no one needs to see anyone get damage, no one’s making an attempt to harm anyone and, sadly, that is a part of the enterprise that we’re in. No, we do not play soiled. We do not coach soiled, however we do play onerous and we do play bodily.”
The Saints will hit the street to play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
New Orleans Saints defensive deal with Khristian Boyd, #97, heads to the locker room after the sport towards the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sept. 8, 2024. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Photos)
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The Eagles shall be on the street as nicely on Sunday. They play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Fox Information’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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