Rams’ Higbee is hit in the knee by Lions safety Hockenson, who hurt Vikings.
Joseph is being criticized for low hits on opposing tight ends
Kerby Joseph is making a name for himself as a player known for hitting receivers at the knees.
The Detroit Lions safety’s hit on T.J. Hockenson on Christmas Eve ended the star Vikings tight end’s season as he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. Joseph was not called for a penalty and wasn’t fined by the league after the fact.
Joseph was at it again Sunday night when he buried his body into the right knee of Tyler Higbee, forcing the Rams tight end’s knee to awkwardly bend and send him limping to the sideline.
“Kerby Joseph did the same thing to T.J. Hockenson. That’s absolutely atrocious,” wrote Vikings beat writer Alec Lewis, of The Athletic.
“Kerby Joseph just got Tyler Higbee the same way he got T.J. Hockenson. Hopefully a better prognosis for Higbee,” posted ESPN’s Kevin Seifert on X.
The Star Tribune’s Vikings beat writer Andrew Krammer wrote on X: “So Kerby Joseph just targets knees?
If the Vikings had stayed healthy at quarterback, could they have gone into Dallas and destroyed the Cowboys in the playoffs like the Packers did on Sunday?
Green Bay’s demolition of Dallas in Big D served as warning to every other team in the playoffs and should strike fear into NFC North foes because the youngest team in the NFL may have found another generational talent at quarterback that could fuel years of high-end results.
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