NFL fines Saints’ Khristian Boyd over brutal strike on Eagles’ DeVonta Smith: record

Pristine Orleans Saints defensive take on Khristian Boyd used to be reportedly fined greater than $4,500 on Wednesday for his strike on Philadelphia Eagles vast receiver Devonta Smith.

Boyd used to be strike with a $4,600 wonderful over the play games, NOLA.com reported.

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Smith stuck a move from Jalen Hurts in the second one part when a couple of Saints avid gamers met him for the take on, however they to begin with weren’t ready to deliver him unwell. As they persisted to struggle to get him to the field, Smith used to be nonetheless churning his legs when Boyd blindsided him in a helmet-to-helmet scene that popped Smith’s helmet off his head. 

There used to be refuse flag at the play games, however it resulted in accusations of Saints avid gamers levying grimy hits. Smith ended up retirement the ground on his personal energy and used to be positioned into concussion protocol.

Boyd defended himself in a since-expired publish on his Instagram Tales.

“I would never deliberately try to give someone a serious injury. Just tried to make a play on the ball. (Be) well soon 6,” the publish learn, by means of NOLA.com.

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Philadelphia Eagles vast receiver DeVonta Smith, #6, is injured on a take on by means of Pristine Orleans Saints defensive take on Khristian Boyd, #97, throughout the second one part at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Pictures)

Boyd, a rookie sixth-round draft pick of Northern Iowa, has one overall take on in 3 video games. He has gave the impression in 45 snaps on protection to this point.

Saints head trainer Denis Allen defended his avid gamers on Monday.

“I’d say our guys play extremely hard, and we’re going to compete until the down is over,” Allen stated, via ESPN. “I don’t think we play dirty. I don’t think we ever have played dirty. It’s not the way we coach it, not the way we teach it, but we do play hard. 

“Glance, no one desires to look anyone get harm, no one’s looking to harm anyone and, sadly, that’s a part of the industry that we’re in. Refuse, we don’t play games grimy. We don’t trainer grimy, however we do play games dried and we do play games bodily.”

The Saints will hit the road to play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Khristian Boyd, #97, heads to the locker room after the game against the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sept. 8, 2024. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

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The Eagles will be on the road as well on Sunday. They play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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