The Falcons’ Dante Fowler should have been ejected for dirty move on Teddy Bridgewater

There was a scary moment in Thursday night’s Falcons-Panthers game when Carolina QB Teddy Bridgewater took a hard hit to the neck and head on a sack in the third quarter, a dirty hit that knocked him out of the game for a bit.

Falcons defensive end Charles Harris was rightly thrown out of the game for his dirty and dangerous hit on Bridgewater but the refs should have have thrown out Atlanta’s Dante Fowler, too.

Check out the replay here and see how Fowler swung his leg out and tripped Bridgewater as he ran by. He was called for tripping but that trip led to such a violent hit on Bridgewater.

Teddy Bridgewater gets tripped by Dante Fowler and then takes a shot when he hits the ground. pic.twitter.com/uNI3U3rVKd

— Russell Brown (@RussNFLDraft) October 30, 2020

That trip led to this dangerous hit:

I know y’all are 1-6 and desperate for a win but trying to kill Teddy Bridgewater is not the solution.
pic.twitter.com/CeitbNasTi

— 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙣🧀 5-1 (@Trxnzition) October 30, 2020

Not good at all.

NFL fans agreed:

Maybe I'm wrong but I thought Fowler's trip was dirtier than Harris' forearm. Nothing football related about sticking your leg out and kicking a dude in the knees to trip him.

— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) October 30, 2020

The more I think about it, the more mad I get about that play. No excuse for Fowler or for Harris’ actions there.

— Jeanna Kelley (@jeannathomas) October 30, 2020

Dante Fowler kick.
Charles Harris hit to head.
Dirty birds?

— Bill Voth (@PanthersBill) October 30, 2020

Vontaze Burfict: I’m the dirtiest player in the NFL
Dante Fowler: pic.twitter.com/sAFW11Y1eG

— pghboy16 (@jxwxpgh) October 30, 2020

Dante Fowler should be EXPELLED for that! That is the dirtiest play I have seen in YEARS. ON BRIDGEWATER.

— Erik Sommers #Panthers (@Tater596) October 30, 2020

Dante Fowler is trash. What a garbage play. Should be ejected for that amateur hour BS.#KeepPounding

— Jonathan Shuskey (@j_shuskey1) October 30, 2020

Come on #Falcons DE Dante Fowler, that wasn't even cool

— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) October 30, 2020

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