Gase will ask NFL for clarification about hit that injured Sam

[gmf1369]

Alexander Johnson’s hit on Sam Darnold prompted debate on social media before the Jets quarterback even briefly left the game.

Should officials have thrown a flag on the Broncos linebacker for roughing the passer?

FOX rules analyst Mike Pereira, the NFL’s former supervisor of officials, said on Twitter the hit was legal.

“He was swung down and not lifted up and driven into the ground. No reverse suplex here,” Pereira wrote during the game.

A definitive answer will come a week from now when the NFL announces fines.

Jets coach Adam Gase didn’t offer an opinion Friday but said he will question the league about the hit next week.

“It’s hard for me to say on the hit that Sam got hurt on,” Gase said, via Peter Botte of The New York Post. “I don’t know if it was hard for them to tell with him. He had to escape from the pocket a couple of times and got free. I don’t know how the officials saw that. I’m going to ask once this weekend is over because these guys with the slate of games on Sunday.”

Adam Gase will ask NFL for clarification about hit that injured Sam Darnold

Alexander Johnson's hit on Sam Darnold prompted debate on social media before the Jets quarterback even briefly left the game.

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[beresford]

What I remembered is that Darnold held on to the ball too long and then tried to break free of the defender rather than just giving himself up. The philosophy of Howie Long was that he wouldn't try to put a lick on the QB as long as the QB didn't wriggle and squirm when he was in the grasp.

 

[gmf1369]

the defender pinned Sam's arm after wrapping him up then slammed him down onto his throwing arm, intentional maybe but what some people say is it was a legal tackle...

 

[TonyFtLaud]

Looked like a clean play. There was no suplex as many are claiming, the Defender didn land on top of him. Darnold almost escaped and the defender wrapped him up and took him down hard.

 

[cheaterhater]

Based on what I saw in that game, if we had done it to them, we would have been flagged

and if anyone ever did that to brady, they would be suspended

 

[butterscotch]

Based on what I saw in that game, if we had done it to them, we would have been flagged

and if anyone ever did that to brady, they would be suspended

Now now have one of those beers & calm down lol. They would have put a pillow down for Tommy to land on