Smith rips Giants LB’s ‘dirty play’ that hurt knee

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith limped off the world and skipped two sequence late within the to begin with half Monday night time quickly after a questionable cope with within the neighborhood of the sideline by New York Giants linebacker Isaiah Simmons.

Smith injured his knee on the take part in. He remained within the match for one further play previous to discovering attended to within the medical tent.

“A dirty play. Soiled get pleasure from,” Smith defined to ESPN’s Lisa Salters after he returned for the subsequent half of Seattle’s 24-3 victory. “You fellas can see it. It was a dirty interact in. It actually isn’t any place on this sport for that and with a bit of luck , some factor transpires, however aside from that, the grace of God approved me to reach once more into this recreation and I’m glad to be once more on the market.”

Smith constructed his displeasure regarded promptly. He afterwards obtained flagged for taunting when he returned to the exercise within the third quarter.

He was proceed to upset proper after the sport regardless of the Seahawks (3-1) cruising into the bye week coming off a purchase. Smith completed 13-of-20 passing for 110 yards and a touchdown.

“I simply do not regard that kind of stuff,” Smith reported. “You will see no want for that type of stuff. It may be a tricky-fought recreation on the market. We’re all battling, however there may be definitely no might want to take into account images at males managing out of bounds on the sideline.”

Smith appeared to be just a little bit confined on returning and was relocating gingerly on the knee. However he insists it may be completely nothing vital.

“I am good. I am high quality. God is superb,” he claimed.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s most vital gripe appeared to be additional about how Smith was taken down than wherever. The carry out transpired in shut proximity to the Giants sideline quickly after Smith had his go batted again to him.

It really went as a reception for minus-2 yards on the get pleasure from.

“Yeah, that appeared so dangerous,” Carroll said. “I you shouldn’t know why we did not see that in numerous methods. It simply appeared so unsafe. All the impact of a horse-collar deal with occurred, with the swing of the physique that pulls down the again of the legs, and he obtained hurt on that get pleasure from. A penalty wouldn’t have rectified that, nevertheless it simply appeared like this type of a dangerous carry out it might presumably have warranted a 2nd look.”

The Giants did not really feel the very same in regards to the hit. They believed it was clear.

“I undoubtedly you shouldn’t purchased significantly to say about it. We having fun with soccer. He is mad he obtained strike? What do most quarterbacks do after they by no means need to get hit? They go down. I don’t truly know what else to tell him about that.”

Giants LB Isaiah Simmons

Simmons states he was simply hoping to make a cope with. Smith was working for yards proper after catching his private transfer.

“I genuinely you shouldn’t acquired a lot to say about it,” Simmons said. “We taking part in soccer. He’s mad he bought hit? What do most quarterbacks do when they won’t need to get strike? They go down. I actually do not truly know what else to inform him about that.”

Simmons insists it was cleanse and that he began out the cope with in bounds.

“Yeah, nobody is attempting to harm any particular person on the market. I need everyone to be good, you recognize what I signify? No particular person is striving to wreck anybody, so I’d despise anyone intentionally making an attempt to harm me,” Simmons mentioned. “None of that was meant. We’re simply looking for to take part in tough and earn.”

Smith at first assumed it was safety Xavier McKinney who created the questionable cope with. The 2 had phrases and phrases on the business afterwards within the assortment.

McKinney failed to look too anxious in regards to the play afterward.

“I have no idea. I actually won’t therapy to be real what he’s indicating or what he’s doing,” McKinney mentioned. “Don’t really make a distinction.

“Yeah, I thought of the strike was nice.” He chuckled. “He’ll be all correct.”