The NFL dolled out its punishment for Khristian Boyd’s brutal hit on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith during Sunday’s game.
Boyd was fined $4,600 for the hit that did not draw a flag on the play, even though Boyd led with his head and knocked Smith’s helmet to the ground.
The hit could have long-ranging consequences for Smith and the Eagles, as the wide receiver suffered a concussion on the play and did not practice on Wednesday ahead of Philadelphia’s Week 4 contest in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers.
Nevertheless, Saints head coach Dennis Allen defended Boyd this week, believing that it was merely a football hit and nothing dirty or illegal.
“I’d say our guys play extremely hard, and we’re going to compete until the down is over,” Allen said, via Katherine Terrell of ESPN. “I don’t think we play dirty. I don’t think we ever have played dirty. It’s not the way we coach it, not the way we teach it, but we do play hard.
Through the first three games of his NFL career, after being chosen in the sixth-round of this year’s NFL Draft by the Saints, Boyd has just one total tackle.
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