Hall defends low hits: 'Send a check for $30K and I'll gladly hit you up high'
Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall reserves the right to hit players low due to the NFL's tightening rules on player safety after injured Buffalo Bills tight end Chris Gragg seemed to call him out for a low hit.
Gragg suffered a torn ACL on a hit from Hall in Friday's preseason game, and the backup tight end will miss the entire 2016 season as a result.
Rather get hit high than low.....#imJustSayin
— Chris Gragg (@Gragg80) August 27, 2016
@Gragg80 #NFL says otherwise. Next time send a check for 30k and I'll gladly hit you up high. I got kids to feed. I'm not paying that FINE
— OG aka CAPTAIN 23 (@DeAngeloHall23) August 27, 2016
Gragg, who started four games last season, sparked Hall by tweeting about the hit Friday night, but backed off a little when the veteran blamed the league for forcing defensive players to hunt knees in the wake of increased diligence regarding concussions.
@DeAngeloHall23 i kno its the league OG. Aint know hard feelings here bro just hate it happen. Im telling them thats where I rather be hit.
— Chris Gragg (@Gragg80) August 27, 2016
Hall went on a separate Twitter rant about his tackling Friday night before directly responding to Gragg.
It's so funny how I got people that have never played football telling me how to tackle. #JumpOffABridge I'm 5'11 200lbs I'm hitting LOW
— OG aka CAPTAIN 23 (@DeAngeloHall23) August 27, 2016
No disrespect to the #Bills Player I wish him nothing but the best. But I play 1 speed and that's all out. That's why I been here 13years
— OG aka CAPTAIN 23 (@DeAngeloHall23) August 27, 2016
I'm playing within the rules. If that hit was so dirty tell the league the fine me or throw a flag. And the one flag the whistle didn't blow
— OG aka CAPTAIN 23 (@DeAngeloHall23) August 27, 2016
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