Early in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams safety LaMarcus Joyner laid a hit on Viking’s quarterback Teddy Bridgewater that would send chills down your spine. Bridgewater, in an attempt to rush for a first-down, initiated a feet-first slide during which Joyner collided with him and injured the young quarterback.
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Bridgewater’s head bounced off the turf like a tennis ball on concrete. It was an ugly hit, the kind that has no place in the NFL, but make no mistake, Bridgewater knew that result was a possible consequence of leaving the pocket as a runner.