The Indianapolis Colts had a scary second on Sunday when a operating again went down throughout an 11-on-11 workforce interval.
Per James Boyd of The Athletic, observe needed to be stopped for 10 minutes whereas trainers attended to operating again Salvon Ahmed, who suffered a “extreme leg damage” after he was introduced down through an unlawful deal with by security Trey Washington.
“The damage occurred when Ahmed broke a long term throughout an 11-on-11 interval,” Boyd wrote. “He was tackled from behind by undrafted rookie security Trey Washington, however when Washington grabbed Ahmed, who stored his legs churning, Washington used a hip-drop deal with to convey Ahmed down and landed on his decrease proper leg. Ahmed instantly grabbed his decrease proper leg and screamed in agony.
“Steichen stated the gamers within the developmental intervals (primarily third-stringers and gamers decrease than them on the depth chart) have been instructed to deal with throughout 11-on-11. Nevertheless, Steichen emphasised, Washington’s hip-drop deal with was clearly the incorrect method to convey Ahmed down.”
Steichen stated the teaching employees would not encourage hip-drop tackles, and claimed Washington is “down within the dumps” after his deal with led to Ahmed’s damage.
The unlucky incident highlights how tough it may be for NFL defenders to make a deal with. The league made the hip-drop deal with unlawful to attempt to curb accidents, as offensive gamers thought it was a dirty hit.
In Washington’s case, the undrafted rookie free agent from Ole Miss wasn’t making an attempt to make a grimy hit however making an attempt to make a soccer transfer in a aggressive setting to maintain his job.
Earlier than the damage, Ahmed was making an attempt to make a case for the observe squad, the place he hung out on throughout 2024.
