Mark Chmura played tight end for the Green Bay Packers from 1993 through 1999, made two Pro Bowls and has a Super Bowl ring. Chmura is now a sports radio personality with ESPN Milwaukee, and something he said about Green Bay’s divisional-round matchup with San Francisco regarding 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy certainly perked up a lot of ears.
Chmura seemed to suggest that a 15-yard penalty would be a worthwhile expense if the Packers defense was able to get Purdy out of the game because of injury.
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“You guys are gonna think I’m crazy, a 15-yard penalty – and I don’t condone this, but I kinda do in the playoffs,” Chmura said. “A 15-yard penalty for a late hit on Brock Purdy is not a bad thing, as long as it’s worth it.”
Chmura also mentioned Green Bay’s 27-17 divisional round win against the 49ers in January 1996. The Packers were 9.5-point underdogs in that game.
“We intimidated them,” Chmura said.
Obviously you never want to condone intentional injuries, and we suspect that Chmura will have to do some backtracking on this one.
