Teddy Birdgewater got taken out by a dirty hit, and Twitter was not happy
Teddy Bridgewater was taken out by a dirty hit, and Twitter was not happy about it.
Carolina Panthers fans will be hoping to see Teddy Bridgewater walk away alright. No, strike that, any fan of the NFL is hoping for a positive result following Thursday’s outing.
During the third quarter, Bridgewater would take a chance run forward for the first down. Trying to go down, Atlanta Falcons linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. would deliver a strike towards his leg forcing a trip. As Bridgewater fell to the ground, defensive end Charles Harris would go late, knocking him in the neck well after the play should have ended.
Needless to say, Twitter was right there ready to talk of the incident.
Twitter weighs in on the hit against Bridgewater
Immediately, people were there to call out the hit.
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
Dirty ass play by the 1-6 Falcons.
— Alex Gold (@AlexGold) October 30, 2020
Come on #Falcons DE Dante Fowler, that wasn't even cool
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) October 30, 2020
Then, people rushed to Bridgewater’s side against Harris’ late tackle
Gonna fight every Atlanta Falcon on behalf of Teddy Bridgewater.
— Evan Saacks (College World Series Champion) (@evansaacks) October 30, 2020
Charles Harris has been ejected
— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) October 30, 2020
That was some bullshit right there.
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) October 30, 2020
Of course, people were going to show the video as much as possible.
Falcons DE Charles Harris gets ejected after a late hit on Teddy Bridgewater @brgridiron pic.twitter.com/nK8a9W7bBJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 30, 2020
Teddy Bridgewater got kicked and then took a shot to the neck/back area. He’s in the medical tent now. pic.twitter.com/ewJknxy0l2
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 30, 2020
Teddy is one of the few awesome stories of 2020 and you can’t take him from us like this pic.twitter.com/PsNQhccFO0
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 30, 2020
Even players weighed in on the hit, siding with Bridgewater being down.
However, it seems like Bridgewater is fine and could return to action sooner than excepted.
Teddy Bridgewater put on his gloves and is now throwing on the sideline.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) October 30, 2020
Teddy Bridgewater's out of the tent. And putting his gloves on.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) October 30, 2020
Bridgwater has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2020 season as the new gunslinger for the Panthers. Through six games of play, the former Vikings and Saints quarterback has thrown for 1,950 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Prior to the injury, Bridgewater was 10-of-15 for 175 yards and touchdown.