Here's the hit. It was clearly a hold and not a forearm to the head. Kirkpatrick got the concussion when he hit the ground. Skip to the 1:45 mark and its clear as day.
TM7 Holding (Full Version) - YouTube
Here's the hit. It was clearly a hold and not a forearm to the head. Kirkpatrick got the concussion when he hit the ground. Skip to the 1:45 mark and its clear as day.
TM7 Holding (Full Version) - YouTube
I see no hold, he clearly hit him in the shoulder, he hit him. If you thought he held then there is no way it could be a PF. Not a PF and not a hold.
Why would he spin around backwards if he just got clubbed in the shoulder?
Mathieu's hand was on him from when he first hit him, through when Kirkpatrick stumbled and spun, and released when he started falling. If you hit someone on the shoulder your hand doesn't stay there. And it looked like it was wrapped around the end of his shoulder pads near the end.
He hit him, he spun and fell. Either way I am fine with it but it was not a dirty play.
BTW Peterson won another game for the cardinals last night... they would have zero wins without him. One more TD and he ties the single record for punt returns for Tds in a season.