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Chris Carson left the game in Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys after laying on the turf for quite some time. When reports came in that it was a knee, well, every NFL fan this year has been conditioned to expect the worst. Since then, Pete Carroll has confirmed it is a minor injury and Carson will miss limited time.
But that move was trash.
Here's the play where Carson got hurt. Remarkably dirty from Trysten Hill. https://t.co/L7qvXQqO86
— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) September 27, 2020
Most people had probably never heard of Trysten Hill before this moment. That’s because he’s not been worth knowing. This is his second year in the league, after registering three pressures in 121 snaps in 2019.
In any case, Hill attended University of Central Florida but apparently couldn’t be any less like fellow UCF alums Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin.
The above is one of the more egregious definitions of unnecessary roughness, and could have very easily been penalized as such or as a late hit, for Carson had clearly been stopped. As it stands, Hill has just been fined pennies by NFL standards.
#Cowboys DT Trysten Hill was fined $6,522 for unnecessary roughness — twisting Chris Carson’s leg — and another $6,522 for roughing Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter against the #Seahawks last week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 3, 2020
So no suspension, and a minimal fine. This is surprising because pattern of behavior was fairly apparent. Later in the game, Hill greeted Russell Wilson directly in the facemask with the crown of his helmet. This one was flagged, and Seattle subsequently scored on a critical two-point conversion.
First he tried to rip Chris Carson's leg off earlier in the drive, now another dirty play from #Cowboys Trysten Hill.pic.twitter.com/PGEmZPs8ir
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 27, 2020
Pete Carroll said he was “really pissed” about the hit on Carson, and immediate calls for Hill to be punished streamed from various sources.
KJ Wright himself took to addressing the NFL directly, calling for official reprimand of Hill on behalf of his brother.
@NFL this needs to be addressed ASAP!! Doing dirty dumb malicious shit like this can end someone’s season! This is clearly intentional and getting fined isn’t enough. Im all for guys playing hard but I have zero tolerance for this @NFL pic.twitter.com/cdllxdiAVi
— KJ (@KJ_WRIGHT34) September 28, 2020
Jamal Adams also chimed in later this week, calling it a cheap move.
Yeah, that was some BS I ain’t gonna lie, bro. I get a gator roll, but once you gator roll, he’s on the ground, let go. You don’t gotta keep on going. It just didn’t make sense and obviously I’m gonna fight for my teammate. Chris is a hell of a guy. I don’t know why [Hill] would do that, what he was thinking.
The Cowboys had a problem with penalties all game, but this is not a football move and has no business being in the league.