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Kayvon Thibodeaux has his own biases when it comes to his view of the controversial tush push call that ruled Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ forward progress was stopped before the New York Giants linebacker ripped the ball out of his hands.
And he made his point of view clear to reporters after the Giants lost 38-20 to the Eagles on Oct. 26.
‘Man, I don’t know, that’s some (expletive), honestly, when it comes to that play,’ Thibodeaux said when asked about the play and its fallout.
This time, Hurts lunged forward and pushed the ball beyond the line of gain for a first down, but Thibodeaux snatched the pigskin from Hurts’ clutches. The side judge, however, had ruled that Hurts’ forward progress had been stopped.
‘He said they called the forward progress before he reached the ball out,’ Thibodeaux said. ‘Sounds like some (expletive) to me.’
‘That’s a very smart, heads-up football play … tough not to have that go our way,’ linebacker Bobby Okereke said.
Thibodeaux actually sympathized with the refs.
‘They got a hard job because they don’t know when to stop it,’ he said.
Thibodeaux continued: ‘At the end of the day, you just got to keep playing man, try to give it your best.’
As Thibodeaux wrapped up his comments, teammate Brian Burns reminded him that the NFL will likely be taking some money out of his account in the form of a fine for being critical of the refs.
‘Sorry. I mean, that was a great call by the ref.’