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For whatever reason, Deshazor Everett felt like he had to hit Darren Sproles in the head during a punt return on Sunday afternoon. A huge scrum broke out, and Jason Peters – who went after Chris Baker after an unneccessary cheap block on Nick Foles a couple of years ago – started to walk towards Everett, but didn’t get involved in the scrum. He said it was because he didn’t have a backup.
Jason Peters on Everett hit on Sproles: "I wanted to get him… But I dont have a backup right now… That was a cheap shot"#Eagles pic.twitter.com/buulvK0Hrp
— John Clark CSN (@JClarkCSN) December 11, 2016
Zach Ertz also said it was a dirty hit.
“I was blocking so I didn’t get to see it until after,” Ertz said at his locker. “It was an obvious cheap shot. Darren was trying to field the ball, the guy hits him before the ball gets there. The official threw the flag for a reason … I’ve honestly never even seen the guy before or knew who he was going into the game. If that’s how he wants to make a name for himself then so be it.”
It wasn’t Everett’s first helmet-to-helmet hit of the game, either. He got Brent Celek moments before he got Sproles.
Less than two minutes before Deshazor Everett took Darren Sproles out of the game, he injured Brent Celek on a helmet-to-helmet hit. pic.twitter.com/vcCwUyTC2i
— Josh Paunil (@JoshPaunil) December 11, 2016
Suspend this assclown.
UPDATE: Everett said he felt bad about the hit.
Everett said feels bad about Sproles hit: "My condolences to him and you never wish that to happen to anyone." #Eagles.
— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) December 11, 2016
Deshazor Everett on Sproles: "My condolences to him. Definitely wasn't intentional. I'm not trying to take a guy out of the game like that."
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 11, 2016
Not that it matters. Still, suspend the assclown.