Jabrill Peppers on his role in Kyle Allen injury: 'I didn't intentionally try to leg whip him'
Washington Football Team quarterback Kyle Allen left the game Sunday against the New York Giants following a gruesome leg injury that happened when the Giants’ Jabrill Peppers rolled up on Allen’s leg.
Allen was diagnosed with a small fracture and a dislocated ankle and is scheduled for an MRI on Monday, according to NFL Network. Peppers received a 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty on the play.
After the game, Peppers said he did not try to injure Allen on purpose.
"I didn't intentionally try to leg whip him"
— Jabrill Peppers explains how he wasn't trying to hurt WFT QB Kyle Allen
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Peppers said, “I mean, everything happened so fast. I tried to just bull rush the running back, but he kind of got under me a little bit. And I tried to like spin out of it, you know. It was like a weird kind of play.
“I didn’t intentionally try to leg whip him, or whatever the penalty was. I was just trying to play hard and get him on the ground.”
Washington head coach Ron Rivera also seemed to give Peppers a pass.
“That’s what I say, he got cut and as he was going down, he saw Kyle trying to boot outside,” Rivera said. “Again, that’s just a guy trying to make a play. I don’t think it’s a dirty play, it’s a guy just trying to make a play.
“I get it, I’ve been there in that situation. Peppers is a heck of a football player, he plays 100 miles per hour.”
Allen was carted off. In came Alex Smith.
Smith completed 24 of 32 pass attempts for 325 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. Although Washington rallied from a 20-3 deficit, the Giants hung on for a 23-20 win when Smith was picked with just over a minute remaining.
Peppers had one of his best games as a Giant, all things considered, with six tackles, an interception, three passes defended and a fumble recovery.
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