Terrible cheap shot on CB Chris Harris leads to Broncos-Titans fight involving Aqib Talib

You won’t see a much dirtier play than Tennessee Titans receiver Harry Douglas put on Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris.

Douglas, at the end of a play that wasn’t even coming his way, simply dove at Harris’ knee. The play was practically over and Harris wasn’t even expecting a block, much less one at his knee. A lot of things happen in an NFL game and some aren’t exactly nice, but that was a reckless and awful cheap shot by a marginal player on a Pro Bowl cornerback.

The Broncos weren’t going to let Douglas get away with it either. On the next play, Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib got Douglas on the sideline and started fighting him. The Titans and Broncos got involved and Talib was given a 15-yard penalty. There are a lot of bad 15-yard penalties every Sunday, but the Broncos probably were in agreement with Talib taking one to retaliate against Douglas.

Talib has never been shy, and he wasn’t after Sunday’s game.

Harris came back shortly after Douglas tried to injure him by diving at his knees, but that probably didn’t calm the Broncos much.

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