The Philadelphia Eagles can think what they want.
The NFL agrees with Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs: His hit of Eagles QB Sam Bradford in the first quarter of Saturday night's preseason game was legal.
NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino said “it’s not a foul” during an appearance on NFL Network Monday morning.
“If the quarterback has an option, he’s considered a runner until he either clearly doesn’t have the football or he re-establishes himself as a passer,” Blandino said. “So it’s not a foul by rule. It’s something that we’ll make sure that we cover with our game officials because the defensive end coming off the edge, he doesn’t know if the quarterback is going to keep it, he doesn’t know if he’s going to take off and run or drop back and so we treat the quarterback in that instance as a runner until he clearly re-establishes as a passer or until he clearly doesn’t have the football.