As we continue to await further news on Damar Hamlin’s health, there’s one certain thing: There’s no reason to blame Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, whom Hamlin tackled before the Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on Monday night.
But ESPN’s Bart Scott — a former NFL linebacker — thinks that Higgins “lowered his helmet” and launched his body to hit Hamlin in the chest.
No. Absolutely not.
It was a routine play, one we’ve seen countless times over the years. What happened was very much NOT Higgins’s fault.
Others on Twitter agreed, including Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons, who responded by asking, “Why do we let some people speak on TV?!”
On ESPN, Bart Scott blamed #Bengals WR Tee Higgins for the incident with Damar Hamlin.
That is totally ridiculous, what happened was a freak accident.pic.twitter.com/5Sbh3GxslC
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 3, 2023
Yoo are we serious?!!?why do we let some people speak on tv?! This was a freak incident but putting fault on another player is wild! They should make some of these guys go over lines or something or not even give them a seat at the table! https://t.co/ctJVfu6cuf
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) January 4, 2023
Bart Scott knows better, so he’s doing this for attention which is despicable. Prayers should go out to Tee Higgins as well, who I’m sure carries a heavy heart today. https://t.co/9cp94Kn7Jc
— Cam Worrell (@CamWorrell) January 4, 2023
How does Bart Scott go from calling it “a routine hit we’ve seen a thousand times” to “it should have been offensive targeting on Tee Higgins”? Absolute trash take from a trash “analyst”
— Tyler Wuebben (@tyler_wuebben) January 3, 2023
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