'How is that not a penalty?' Twitter reacts to Jaguars' big hit on JuJu Smith-Schuster
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A scary play at the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs game got NFL fans abuzz over what constitutes unnecessary roughness.
With about 7 minutes to go in the second quarter, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a pass to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster over the middle of the field. As Smith-Schuster was pulling in the pass, Jaguars safety Andre Cisco laid a heavy hit to knock the ball loose. Smith-Schuster hit the ground hard, and his arms went to the "fencing position," a typical sign of a concussion.
Officials threw a flag on the play for Cisco's hit on a defenseless receiver, but they rescinded the penalty, much to the chagrin of Chiefs fans both in the stadium and on social media.
They're still upset, chanting "Ref you suck!" as the Chiefs get set to punt the ball away.
— Demetrius Harvey (@Demetrius82) November 13, 2022
Smith-Schuster was able to get on his feet and was taken to the locker room. He was ruled out for the rest of the game.
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Chiefs fans and reporters react on Twitter
The CBS crew of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo were confused as to why the penalty on Cisco was taken back. Many following the game on social media were just as perplexed. Here's a sample of reactions.
Cisco literally didn’t bring his arms up to make the tackle. All helmet
pic.twitter.com/MIRkpifpdn— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) November 13, 2022
How is that not a penalty for a hit on a defenseless receiver? Just wow.
Jaguars defender wiped out JuJu Smith-Schuster, who is still on the ground. Teammates surrounding him.— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) November 13, 2022
Oh man, JuJu took a massive hit. Can’t believe there’s not a penalty. #ChiefsKingdom
— Rob Collins (@RCFOX4KC) November 13, 2022
That hit on JuJu is so scary
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 13, 2022
Oh god, this is terrifying to watch.
JuJu is down on the field after a brutal hit. 🙏— Hayley Lewis 👑 (@HayleyLewisKSHB) November 13, 2022
JuJu Smith-Schuster just got knocked out on a very obvious helmet-to-helmet. Flag was thrown. Then flag gets picked up.
Make that make sense.— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) November 13, 2022
Jaguars fans and reporters react on Twitter
Jacksonville fans had a different take on the play.
(From my view, Cisco stood him up / Juju led with the helmet if anything, but Juju's doing the "forking" hands thing we see with a concussion so scary stuff)
— Mia O'Brien (@MiaOBrienTV) November 13, 2022
I feel like Juju initiated the helmet to helmet. Cisco led with the shoulder. Idk though. Prayers up.
— Jordan de Lugo (@jordandelugo) November 13, 2022
There was literally no way Cisco coulda played that better.
— MrPullUpLetYaHaveIt (@JagSharpsho0ter) November 13, 2022
The Chiefs led the Jaguars 20-7 at halftime.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: JuJu Smith-Schuster knocked out of game by Jaguars' Andre Cisco
