Jadeveon Clowney Expects Death Threats for "Dirty" Hit on Carson Wentz

After knocking Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz out of Philadelphia’s wild-card weekend loss to the Seahawks with a hit some have labeled as dirty, Seattle defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said he expects to receive death threats.

Not helping his cause with the Eagles faithful, he also said fans at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field are “the worst fans in the world.”

The helmet-to-helmet hit on Wentz did not draw a penalty as referees determined there was only “incidental” contact on the play.

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“I was just playing fast, and he turned like he was running the ball, so I was trying to get him down,” Clowney said. “It was a bang-bang play. I don’t intend to hurt anybody in this league, let me just put that out there. I’ve been down the injury road; it’s not fun … I hope he’s OK. Like I said, I didn’t intend to hurt him. I didn’t even know he went out of the game until the next series. I thought it was just a small hit, but everybody was going crazy on the sidelines. I was just trying to finish the play, but it happened.”

Philadelphia fans already have Clowney on their collective radar thanks to a shot he took at former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles when he was playing for the Houston Texans that also looked bad and did draw a roughing-the-passer penalty.

Remember Clowney did not get a facemask call on Nick Foles. Wentz was on the ground when Clowney hit him helmet to helmet and drove his head to the ground. Wentz was already down though by previous contact. Calls don’t match the severity on the hits.
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