ESPN NFL analyst Bart Scott is facing backlash for comments he made on “First Take” about the tackle Bills safety Damar Hamlin made on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins on “Monday Night Footb…
That’s when “First Take” host, Stephen A. Smith chimed in and asked Scott to further explain what happened during the play, while noting that it was unintentional by Higgins.
“Right before the tackle, he lowers his helmet and he kind of throws his body into his chest,” Scott said. “He’s standing up because he’s thinking he got to chase Tee Higgins at an angle to make a tackle so he didn’t expect Tee Higgins to launch his body back into him. “It’s one of those things, a lot of times you see it as a linebacker … a running back comes through the hole and he knows the contact is coming so he lowers his helmet and you can’t get underneath him so he’s able to get into you and your chest is exposed. They have taken that out of the game but they don’t really regulate it as much as possible. I expect the league will be a lot more vigilant when it comes to that and using that penalty.
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