The Baltimore Ravens certainly had a bit of aggression to themselves after their Week 1 27-20 road loss against the Kansas City Chiefs and no one had a bigger chip on his shoulder afterwards than veteran linebacker Roquan Smith. One play in particular seemingly got Roquan Smith upset as during the fourth quarter, he pushed quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of bounds.
However, Chiefs tight end Peyton Hendershot shoved Roquan Smith in retaliation of what he believed was a late hit. The referees did not call a penalty on the play but after the game, Smith let his frustrations be known and threatened Hendershot.
#Ravens LB Roquan Smith on #Chiefs TE Peyton Hendershot: “He better watch himself. … I’ll see him when I see him.”
Hendershot shoved Smith after he pushed Patrick Mahomes out of bounds in the 4th quarter. No penalty was called.
pic.twitter.com/zyKin5mkCr— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 6, 2024
It will be interesting to see if Roaquan Smith will be fined for the threat he made during his postgame press conference as the NFL will likely want to make sure things like this do not happen again.
Was Roquan Smith right or wrong about the incident?
Below is the full play that involves the shove afterwards, it seems clear as day that there should be a fine on Roquan Smith for the comments. However, do not be surprised if the NFL also hands Peyton Hendershot, who was not dressed for the game, a fine for the unnecessary shove.
Clear as day late hit by Roquan Smith on Patrick Mahomes, not called pic.twitter.com/5r3Zpjga86 https://t.co/Y8SoTpvDh3
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) September 6, 2024
Two wrongs do not make a right and it will be interesting if the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs meet once again in the playoffs to spark the competitiveness out of these players once again.
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Vincent Pensabene graduated from Saint Leo University in 2019 with a B.A. in Sport Business and has focused on the media side of sports. He writes for multiple publications and is interested in the reasoning of why things happen. Feel free to follow him on social media @TalkVinTalk and discuss all things sports.
