Jalen Hurts Takes Huge Hit to Head From Tracy Walker
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles largely lived up to the significant hype surrounding them in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, walking into Detroit and scoring many touchdowns against the Lions. Things got chippy throughout the game and eventually everything blew up when Hurts took a big hit to the head after sliding.
The Lions had been toeing the line on hitting Hurts a bit late all game but Tracy Walker took it to another level in the late third quarter and got ejected for this hit.
very dumb hit to go for pic.twitter.com/DdmVOp9guk
— alex (@highlghtheaven) September 11, 2022
— follow barstool philly (@gobirds47437085) September 11, 2022
Yikes. Hurts' late slide caused the linebacker to grab him which is mostly how this hit happened, but Walker was rightfully ejected. That's a bad hit on anybody and especially on a sliding quarterback.
Lions fans, safe to say, do not agree with the above sentiment. Eagles reporter John Clark said the fans in attendance at Ford Field were chanting "bullsh-t" as the referees announced the penalties.
Tracy Walker has been disqualified and thrown out of the game for personal foul hit on Jalen Hurts when he was sliding for a first down
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 11, 2022
Lions fans chanting Bull****
There are times to chant such a thing and let the referees know they messed up. This was not one of those times.