(Photo by Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Harrison Smith
The officials made the wrong call to eject the Minnesota Vikings safety on Sunday.
Prior to Sunday’s matchup with the Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith had a grand total of one personal foul penalty called on him since 2015. Smith has become known for delivering big hits in his career, but he does it in a legal manner.
So when the game officials decided to eject the Vikings safety near the end of the second quarter on Sunday for a helmet-to-helmet hit that was clearly unintentional, the Minnesota sidelined became enraged and they had every right to be.