The Philadelphia Eagles were able to come away with a win against the Green Bay Packers in Brazil, even with the slipperiest field we have ever seen.
The Packer’s star quarterback Jordan Love suffered an injury in the final seconds of the game, after getting tackled by Jalen Carter. Love had his leg bent at a very odd angle after the tackle, and left the field in some intense pain. Fans were very quick to label Carter a dirty player and send attacks his way on social media claiming that he purposefully injured the Packers quarterback.
Fans Attack Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Carter Calling Him Dirty
The Packers have at least ruled out the worst-case scenario for Love going forward this season, but fans were still furious by Carter who, they claimed, rolled up on Love’s leg to make the tackle.
Fans have been especially nasty to Carter following Love’s injury, as they all seem to think that the star defender was making a ‘dirty’ play when he wrapped Jordan’s legs and brought him to the ground. But what fans tend to forget, is that the NFL is a full-contact sport. While there have been few to come to Carter’s defense, most have not.
The degree of attacks towards Carter has been over the top, to say the least:
Jalen Carter should receive a hefty fine for this imo. Not a football play whatsoever pic.twitter.com/Ypg3V6vzrR
— Darien (ChillTakes) (@chilltakes_) September 7, 2024
Jalen Carter watching NFL fans blame the turf in Brazil for Jordan Love’s injury while completely ignoring the fact that he unnecessarily rolled up on his leg. pic.twitter.com/gF8gtoVMNY
— Gabe (@gawbaey) September 7, 2024
Jalen Carter when it’s time to hurt/kill someone pic.twitter.com/wIz225oksG
— 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘴🥷🏿🗽 (@DimesJayy) September 7, 2024
This is quite literally a football play.
When Jalen Carter grabbed Love’s left knee, you can see him wrap his right arm around to make a routine tackle, it just so happened that Josh Sweat table topped him.
It’s unfortunate, but this is not punishable or dirty play whatsoever. https://t.co/Q4bstGU0B2
— Kendall Beck (@KBeckEagles) September 7, 2024
“If you don’t think what Jalen Carter did here wasn’t a Dirty Play, You’re apart of the problem,” said a Ravens fan, who shared a closeup look at the play.
“Yeah I don’t using these words but this was downright dirty by Jalen Carter. This dude clearly and I mean clearly watches love throw the ball in front of him then rolls up his ankle and knee,” added a Packers fan who posted a slightly longer clip.
‘Just A Football Play’ According To Jalen Carter
Carter has not only seen all these posts on social media about him but he has been sent personal attacks on his Instagram account. The NSFW messages are cruel with fans accusing him of being a dirty player. Viewer discretion is advised, as some of these messages are quite intense.
He posted some of these messages that he has been getting non-stop, in addition to his take on that matter. That is what a football plays and he hopes Jordan makes a quick recovery:
It looks like Jalen Carter has already received hate messages from Packers and NFL fans.
Via his IG story. pic.twitter.com/RPJZYhF97u
— Aidan Doc 🧸 (@AidanDoc__) September 7, 2024
“Making a football play wishing Jordan the best recovery,” Carter wrote.
Football is a rough sport, and while the league is trying to turn it into flag football, injuries still happen. Making a split-second decision on a play can lead to injury and that has nothing to do with a player being dirty.
What do you think about this play? Do you think Carter had ill intentions, or was he just making a football play?
Related: Green Bay Packers’ Jordan Love Suffers Leg Injury In Final Seconds Of The Game, Fans In Shock