On Christmas Eve, TJ's season ended with a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee as a result of the Lions' Kerby Joseph's hit to his knees.
Last night Kerby Joseph injured the Rams' tight end, Tyler Higbee, with the same type of hit.
At the end of this story, 3 beat writers weigh in.
Kerby Joseph is making a name for himself as a player known for hitting receivers at the knees.
The Detroit Lions safety's hit on T.J. Hockenson on Christmas Eve ended the star Vikings tight end's season as he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. Joseph was not called for a penalty and wasn't fined by the league after the fact.
Joseph was at it again Sunday night when he buried his body into the right knee of Tyler Higbee, forcing the Rams tight end's knee to awkwardly bend and send him limping to the sideline.
Here's a replay of Joseph's Dec. 24 hit on Hockenson.
"Kerby Joseph did the same thing to T.J. Hockenson. That’s absolutely atrocious," wrote Vikings beat writer Alec Lewis, of The Athletic.
"Kerby Joseph just got Tyler Higbee the same way he got T.J. Hockenson. Hopefully a better prognosis for Higbee," posted ESPN's Kevin Seifert on X.
The Star Tribune's Vikings beat writer Andrew Krammer wrote on X: "So Kerby Joseph just targets knees?"
Last night Kerby Joseph injured the Rams' tight end, Tyler Higbee, with the same type of hit.
At the end of this story, 3 beat writers weigh in.
Lions' safety (Kerby Joseph) who injured Vikings' TJ Hockenson hits Rams' Tyler Higbee in knee
Joseph is being criticized for low hits on opposing tight ends.- JOE NELSON
- 11 HOURS AGO.
Kerby Joseph is making a name for himself as a player known for hitting receivers at the knees.
The Detroit Lions safety's hit on T.J. Hockenson on Christmas Eve ended the star Vikings tight end's season as he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. Joseph was not called for a penalty and wasn't fined by the league after the fact.
Joseph was at it again Sunday night when he buried his body into the right knee of Tyler Higbee, forcing the Rams tight end's knee to awkwardly bend and send him limping to the sideline.
Here's a replay of Joseph's Dec. 24 hit on Hockenson.
"Kerby Joseph did the same thing to T.J. Hockenson. That’s absolutely atrocious," wrote Vikings beat writer Alec Lewis, of The Athletic.
"Kerby Joseph just got Tyler Higbee the same way he got T.J. Hockenson. Hopefully a better prognosis for Higbee," posted ESPN's Kevin Seifert on X.
The Star Tribune's Vikings beat writer Andrew Krammer wrote on X: "So Kerby Joseph just targets knees?"
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