Seattle Seahawks star Safety Quandre Diggs was ruled out of Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots after a scary helmet-to-helmet hit on N’Kill Harry, a drama that could lead to more disciplined action from the league.
Quarterback Cam Newton threw a 12-yard pass on the second-year wide receiver when the start of a hot Week 2 game was tied at seven points in the first quarter, but a niggling Harry soon found Diggs who took off his helmet.
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Harry miraculously caught the ball and immediately got over, but Diggs was expelled from the game for forcibly contacting a defensive receiver in the neck / head area. The Seahawks were hit with a 15-yard offense penalty for using Diggs’ helmet and unnecessarily rough.
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had no problem with the call, adding that the hit “should never happen.”
“I couldn’t see the play,” Carol said, according to ESPN. “Everyone saw the play and they went all the way to New York and they made their decision, so I’m sure they made the right decision.”
Carol continued: “He knows he’s got his head out of those hits. He’s just been so upset about the setup that he didn’t have to come to her side and pull her out of his shoulder. “
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Defensive end L.J. Collier helped the Seahawks secure a 2-0 record as they played Newton in the final game of a 35-30 win over the Patriots on a 1-yard line.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
