Shedeur Sanders suffered a big hit on Saturday's 37-21 loss to Kansas. Near the end of the second quarter, with the Jayhawks leading Colorado 20-7, Sanders let go of a pass to wide receiver Will Sheppard. Almost immediately as he let go of the pass, Kansas defensive end Dean Miller tackled him at the height of his knees.
It was obvious that the play was an unnecessary one and that Shedeur Sanders had taken a big hit. There was no call for roughing the passer, and Miller got away scot-free. Sanders didn't seem to think much of the incident, although he did provide a piece of advice this Wednesday on his 2Legendary Podcast regarding how to tackle (No pun intended) this kind of situation:
"An important piece of quarterbacking is always keep your knees bent. So that's, I would say the advice I always give to anybody playing the position"
The quote is at the time stamp 2:16 of the above video
Shedeur Sanders threw for 266 yards, with three touchdown passes and no interceptions during the loss to Kansas.
Joel Klatt gives his opinion on Shedeur Sanders' hit during Week 13
Fox Sports analyst and former Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt was one of those to criticize Jayhawks' Dean Miller for the aggressive play on Saturday's game:
“I am so thankful that Shedeur Sanders' feet weren't firmly planted in the ground when that Kansas defender took one of the cheapest shots at Shedeur I've seen in a long, long time,"
"A long time. Sanders is rolling up in the pocket, 45 Miller comes up, and he missiles his knees. If Shedeur Sanders' feet were firmly in the ground and planted, that is, every ligament in his knee, it might be a broken leg, that could be a career-ender. That was one of the cheapest shots I've seen in a long time.”
Thankfully, Shedeur Sanders seems to have put his advice to good use, thus avoiding a potential season-ending injury. With the loss, Colorado fell to 8-2 diminishing their hopes of a college football playoff or Big 12 championship game appearance.
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