Tagovailoa sustained a concussion when his head slammed to the turf on a tackle by the Bengals’ Josh Tupou, who was not flagged on the play. The NFL was criticized for its failure to protect quarterbacks after Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken off the field on a stretcher following a violent hit in a game against Cincinnati. “That is what I was making my decision based upon.” “What I had was the defender grabbed the quarterback while he was still in the pocket, and unnecessarily throwing him to the ground,” Boger told a pool reporter after the game. The penalty gave the Buccaneers a first down and allowed them to run out the clock on a 21-15 victory, rather than giving the Falcons a chance to drive for the win.
The call came one day after Atlanta defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was flagged by referee Jerome Boger for a seemingly innocuous tackle of Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady. “I’ve seen (Reid) angry,” Mahomes said later, “but not about a call on the football field.” Travis Kelce had three of his fourth TD catches in the second second half and the defense made a stand in the final minute to escape with the win. When players emerged for the second half, Kansas City fans booed Cheffers more loudly than the hated Raiders (1-4), and the call - and the energized Arrowhead Stadium - seemed to galvanize their team. I’m 325 pounds, OK? What do you want me to do? I’m going full speed trying to get the quarterback.” “How should I tackle people? How should I not roll on him? I’m trying my best. That explanation didn’t sit well in the Kansas City locker room. The quarterback is protected from being tackled with full body weight.” “My ruling was the defender landed on him with full body weight. He gets full protection of all the aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing posture,” Cheffers told a pool reporter after the game. “The quarterback is in the pocket and he’s in a passing posture.
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