Nov 6th 2008 10:45AM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Texans, Vikings, AFC South, NFC North, NFL Injuries, NFL Vide

Vikings DE Jared Allen is sort of claiming that his two low hits that injured Texans quarterback Matt Schaub’s MCL weren’t cheap shots. A Houston camera man captured him talking to Schaub after the game:
You all right? I didn’t mean to hit you. I didn’t mean to hit your knee like that. I came back (inaudible) falling forward. I was slipping, and I was like (expletive). If it makes you feel better, (Chester) Pitts separated my shoulder.
Talking about it later he explained:
I was actually slipping. I was just going to try to wrap his legs up.
Of course, Allen “slipped” into Schaub’s knee twice. Going helmet first, not using his arms both times. If you haven’t seen it, check out the above video. Under the rules, defensive players are supposed to affirmatively avoid hitting quarterbacks low unless the QB is running.Continue Reading