The beauty (and frustration) of NFL preseason games is that most teams and players are working out their kinks in these exhibitions. No one’s going 100 percent full-tilt because they know there’s still an entire regular season to play. Evidently, the Jets did not receive this memo
It was supposed to be a routine warm-up evening for Jalen Hurts and the other Eagles’ starters when they took on the Jets (+0.5) in both teams’ first preseason game on Friday night. But when Hurts took off to scramble on his first and only possession, Quincy Williams put a very late on the quarterback way out of bounds:
Dirty hit on Jalen.
He was out of bounds pic.twitter.com/QbAdGunte0— Laurie Fitzpatrick (@LaurieFitzptrck) August 12, 2022
VERY late hit on #Eagles QB Jalen Hurts while he's out of bounds.pic.twitter.com/Oic13T9Yz2
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 12, 2022
Come on now. That late hit doesn’t have a place in football in the regular season! Now you’re going to go full throttle with dangerous plays in an exhibition? Let’s remember there are four months of physical football through the rest of the year. And try to be more mindful of when we turn on the jets.
NFL fans were furious at the Jets' late hit on Jalen Hurts
That's a fight.
O-line gotta roll up on them deep after a dirty play like that.
I don't make the rules. https://t.co/XO60rNArVV
— Jamal St. Cyr (@JStCyrTV) August 13, 2022
This is some bullshit on Jalen Hurts. It’s preseason week 1 Jesus Christ https://t.co/VnUTskH5GI
— Lorenzo Cortes (@Hoyatexas) August 13, 2022
Ridiculous. https://t.co/YmHixKNph5
— 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 🇵🇭 (@PhiltheFilipino) August 13, 2022
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) August 13, 2022
'Preseason games'. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ https://t.co/3FQjVDHuzz
— Eagles Spain (@Eagles_Spain) August 12, 2022
Jets gonna Jet… https://t.co/1iW3e4LHGm
— Jason Williams☘️ (@Jasonawill20) August 13, 2022
Bro what https://t.co/IXxo4xvScP
— Koreem 🐻 (@RipKoreem_) August 13, 2022
Tough look in preseason. Someone may be looking for a new job tomorrow https://t.co/1J1S6J16EO
— Tyler Pastorius (@RealTylerP) August 13, 2022
They didn’t throw a flag for this??? https://t.co/JYCuT1mVBe
— ケントレル /Ken’Trell Chatmon (@KenssWrLD) August 13, 2022
Trash Hit from the Jets here. #NFL https://t.co/I1vZgUzmZJ
— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) August 13, 2022
Definitely gotta be a suspension there https://t.co/ekKBDIfs0I
— Thunder (@ThunderHeatup) August 12, 2022
Jets dirty https://t.co/iyblABf2DO
— Eddie 🇵🇷 (@demorizi_eudy) August 12, 2022
I'm surprised this didn't cause a brawl https://t.co/cOkn6JlgiL
— 𝙅𝙏 (@JamesTatum01) August 13, 2022
They hitting like this for pre season https://t.co/1VJ0bONXye
— Alex Dudley (@al3xdudl3y) August 12, 2022
Eagles should just pull their starters right now. This is garbage. pic.twitter.com/JzqaYYwyNr
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) August 12, 2022