The hit was crushing in every regard, to both Aaron Rodgers and to the Eagles' chances of beating the Packers on Monday night, and the damnedest thing in its aftermath was that Fletcher Cox didn't think he had done anything wrong.
Third and 4 for the Packers late in the third quarter, the Eagles down by four points and desperate to get the ball back, and Cox couldn't help himself. Just after Rodgers threw an incomplete pass, Cox delivered a blow that a pro wrestler would have been proud of, using his left arm to clothesline Rodgers as if the removal of Rodgers' larynx were Cox's only aim.