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Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:36 pm
by dead_poet
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen criticized the NFL for having a double standard during a Friday appearance on "NFL AM," saying the rulebook doesn't protect defensive players in the same way it does offensive players.
The subject become a hot topic after Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing was lost for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered on New York Jets guard Matt Slauson's blind cut block that quickly drew criticism from other NFL players.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000 ... s_Copeland
Re: Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:01 pm
by Mothman
LOL! I saw him say that in an interview on NFLN this morning.
It was all said pretty jovially...
Jim
Re: Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:22 pm
by Demi
It's ridiculous they haven't banned those blocks yet. And in the Cushing case it seemed to me almost intentional.
Re: Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:59 pm
by Laserman
Yeah, With all the hoopla of quaterback protection that was a bad hit. i think the $10,000 is a joke. Should have been alot higher. I think my knee is just as important as Tom Brady's. Even important to anyone with a brain in their head. i have no problem with Allen's statement
Re: Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:40 pm
by glg
Mothman wrote:LOL! I saw him say that in an interview on NFLN this morning.
It was all said pretty jovially...
He was on PTI on Wednesday, he said similar things. They specifically asked him about Clay Matthews' comments and he agreed with them, adding that it's very hard to defend your body when a block like that comes from behind/side of you.
Re: Jared Allen: My knee 'just as valuable as Tom Brady's'
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:12 pm
by Cliff
Morally or financially?