{"id":52916,"date":"2022-08-22T14:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kayvon-thibodeaux-injury-scare-sparks-debate-about-dirty-play\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T14:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:45:31","slug":"kayvon-thibodeaux-injury-scare-sparks-debate-about-dirty-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kayvon-thibodeaux-injury-scare-sparks-debate-about-dirty-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayvon Thibodeaux injury scare sparks debate about dirty play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>As the Giants await Kayvon Thibodeaux&#8217;s injury fate, some critics and former players are debating whether the edge rusher was taken down on a dirty play. <\/p>\n<p>During the second quarter of Sunday&#8217;s Giants-Bengals preseason game, Thibodeaux appeared to injure his knee after a cut block by Bengals tight end Thaddeus Moss.  Thibodeaux \u2014 the Giants &#8216;fifth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft \u2014 clutched his knee in pain before waiving off a medical cart and limping off the field under his own power.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Kayvon Thibodeaux grabs his knee after a questionable hit by the Bengals&#8217; Thaddeus Moss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin\/ NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Thibodeaux was ruled out for the rest of the game, NFL Network host Rich Eisen tweeted a slow-motion clip of the play and said Moss should be suspended over the block.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPenalty.  Hefty Fine.  suspension  Nothing less is acceptable,\u201d Eisen tweeted. <\/p>\n<p>Former Pro Bowl guard TJ Lang \u2014 who won a Super Bowl with the Packers in the 2010 season \u2014 quote-tweeted Eisen and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJLang70\/status\/1561548000111067137\" target=\"_blank\">argued that it was a \u201croutine\u201d block.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a block that happens 10x per game?  Jesus Christ people calm down.  It&#8217;s a routine block.  Sh\u2014y result, but routine LEGAL block,\u201d Lang tweeted. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kayvon Thibodeaux walks off the field after a questionable hit by the Bengals' Thaddeus Moss.\" class=\"wp-image-23554919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Kayvon Thibodeaux walks off the field after a questionable hit by the Bengals&#8217; Thaddeus Moss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin\/YPOST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux2.jpg?resize=714%2C952&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thaddeus Moss hits Kayvon Thibodeaux\" class=\"wp-image-23554920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 714w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/thibodeaux2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=357 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Thaddeus Moss hits Kayvon Thibodeaux<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Free agent offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse agreed, arguing in a second tweet that it was a \u201croutine\u201d play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPEOPLE.  This is literally a routine play, a routine block, and a routine defensive technique happening here,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MNewhouse73\/status\/1561543628815835138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1561543628815835138%7Ctwgr%5E3b482892d2359cffe80653ed9f2f2a2cd41feff1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbengalswire.usatoday.com%2Flists%2Fbengals-thaddeus-moss-block-kayvon-thibodeaux-reaction-outrage%2F\" target=\"_blank\">Newhouse tweeted<\/a>, including the same clip Eisen shared.  \u201cInside the tackle box, the defender is facing him, it&#8217;s just a bad looking result.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MNewhouse73\/status\/1561531400930689027\" target=\"_blank\">In a separate tweet<\/a>, Newhouse wrote, \u201cThis.  Business.  legal.  And.  Definitely.  Note.  Dirty.\u201d  That was in response to NFL analyst Warren Sharp, who called the hit \u201cdirty AF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys defensive stud Micah Parsons fumed on Twitter about the hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t why cutting is still allowed in the NFL!!  We grown a\u2013 f\u2014ing men!  Let&#8217;s play ball bro!  I hate to see that s\u2014 man!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicahhParsons11\/status\/1561505554249433089\" target=\"_blank\">Parson wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Monday morning episode of \u201cGet Up,\u201d Sam Acho \u2014 a former linebacker-turned ESPN analyst \u2014 said it was a \u201cperfectly fine play\u2026 Use your hands.  Stay low and protect yourself.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Thibodeaux told reporters he was \u201call right\u201d and \u201cgood\u201d following New York&#8217;s 25-22 preseason victory over Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re good.  Good news,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Thibodeaux will undergo medical testing on Monday to determine the severity of the injury. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Giants await Kayvon Thibodeaux&#8217;s injury fate, some critics and former players are debating whether the edge rusher was taken down on a dirty play. During the second quarter of Sunday&#8217;s Giants-Bengals preseason game, Thibodeaux appeared to injure his knee after a cut block by Bengals tight end Thaddeus Moss. 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