The Cleveland Browns played most of last season with the heart and soul of their offense last year, RB Nick Chubb, after a tackle by Pittsburgh Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick resulted in a knee tear that required multiple surgeries to resolve.
Immediately following the injury, a debate ensued over whether Fitzpatrick used a dirty tactic to injure him. Notably, few who actually played the game actually spoke against it, at least to the extent of calling it dirty. Former Steelers DL Chris Hoke said it was a bad football play, but not dirty.
Yet Browns defenders then and now still agree that Fitzpatrick wasn’t in the wrong.