Chris Baker Posts Photo Of Hit With Caption 'This Is A Grown Man Sport'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- Chris Baker is thrilled his hit was ruled legal and he's rubbing it in everyone's face.
Baker, who legally "cheap-shotted" Nick Foles in Sunday's Eagles vs. Redskins game, took to Instagram and Twitter on Wednesday afternoon.
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The caption on the photo reads, "This is a grown man sport. Play till the whistle #swaggytime #httr #CTWADUP #860 It's Football Baby #LEGAL #AREYOUREADYFORSOMEFOOTBALL"
"They lost," said Zach Ertz via NJ.com, when shown the photo Baker posted. "If that is their moral victory, that they took a cheap shot on Nick, on a quarterback who doesn't even see them coming because he stopped when the ball was down. If that is the moral victory they want to take, that is a bad look for them."
Baker went to the Twitterverse to come at Eagles fans and demand an apology:
Yeah all y'all folks had so much to say about me being a dirty player like I said before I did nothing wrong just made a football play ????????????
— Chris Baker (@cbakerswaggy) September 23, 2014
HELLO I tried to tell y'all I did nothing wrong take that #eaglesfans and to everyone else who else… http://t.co/6hZS7BFJk0
— Chris Baker (@cbakerswaggy) September 23, 2014
I deserve a public apology for getting ejected and talked about by you commentators for just doing my job #knowtherules
— Chris Baker (@cbakerswaggy) September 23, 2014
Pastor Arthur Jackson preached on Sunday " When God gives you favor, your foes will fall. God will fight your battles." #amen ???????????? #favor
— Chris Baker (@cbakerswaggy) September 24, 2014
Thank you @stephenasmith you got it right it's football if you don't wanna get hit don't come near the action
— Chris Baker (@cbakerswaggy) September 24, 2014
Troy Vincent, the NFL's Executive Vice President of football operations, clarified the ruling on Twitter:
Want to provide clarity on this ruling: QB cannot be blocked to head/neck area after change of possession. Contact was not to head/neck.
— Troy Vincent, Sr. (@TroyVincentSr) September 24, 2014
If QB is pursuing play, he is considered potential tackler & can be blocked. He was moving toward play and, therefore, open to being blocked
— Troy Vincent, Sr. (@TroyVincentSr) September 24, 2014
A QB can't be hit after the play is over. The runner went down at the same time the hit occurred.
— Troy Vincent, Sr. (@TroyVincentSr) September 24, 2014
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