David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Following the New Orleans Saints’ 26-8 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Saints’ head coach Dennis Allen said Monday that defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd did not intentionally try to injure Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.
“I think it’s not accurate. Here’s a guy that’s trying to wrap the quarterback up. He’s on the ground, he has no idea whether the quarterback has the ball or not. He’s just trying to bring the quarterback down to the ground,” Allen said, according to ESPN’s Katherine Terrell. “There was nothing malicious about that play. It’s a guy that’s trying to make the play. I went back and looked at that play again after seeing the comments and I don’t agree with that.”
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.