Vikings safety Harrison Smith, who was ejected from the Texans game for using his helmet to initiate contact, found himself at the forefront of a serious penalty call once again.
Smith hit CeeDee Lamb as the Cowboys wideout attempted to haul in a pass. The Minnesota safety was given a 15-yard personal foul, which sparked a debate about whether the hit was clean or not.
Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer weighed in:
“I think the hit [by] Harrison Smith was clean,” Zimmer said, via Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune. “There were a lot of those things, but that’s not why we lost. But there were a lot of those things today, I thought.”
Zimmer had a stronger of a statement in regards to the call in Houston, saying Smith has “never been a dirty player. They told me the league office ejected him. Want to give us a penalty? Give us a penalty but don’t eject him,” per Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune.
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