Vs Series: Takeo Spikes vs Vontaze Burfict

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(04-21-2023, 11:26 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Yeah, I don't think that Burfict meant to hit Brown in the head specifically. He did intentionally hit him, though, and he was well aware that Brown wasn't catching that ball. It just goes back to him not fitting in the modern era - it was completely unnecessary. 

True, he did intend to hit him, I just don't think specifically in the head/neck area, as it would have been in Brown's chest had he caught the ball and landed on his feet.
One could argue that Burfict didn't really have much time to abandon the hit because it was just about 1 second after the ball went through Brown's hands.
Had Brown caught that ball, the only way to prevent the first down was jarring the ball away with a hit after the catch was made.
It looks like Burfict had more time to react due to the slow-mo though, so I can see how (some) people may think Burfict intentionally went for the head/neck after the catch went through Brown's hands.