New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was briefly forced out of his game against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday night after being sent reeling by a devastating hit from linebacker Jaylon Smith. Kamara took a direct shot to his helmet from the crown of Smith’s helmet, which violated an NFL point of emphasis established earlier this summer but did not draw a penalty flag. Kamara was asked after the game if he had expected the hit to turn into a penalty:
“Did [a flag] come out? It is what is. It doesn’t matter what I was expecting…Yeah, I’m cool.