Michael Pittman doesn’t remember the dangerous hit because Damontae Kazee was “headhunting” him.
Because he hit an unprotected target again, Damontae Kazee was suspended for the rest of the regular season.
Gardner Minshew stepped back to throw on second down and 8 within the second quarter on December 16. He was looking over Michael Pittman upon the left side.
Pittman jumped to catch the ball even though he couldn’t reach it. Someone on defense for the Pittsburgh Steelers hit Pittman hard beforehand he could land safely.
The hit was hard enough on Pittman that he lay on the ground for a few minutes before getting up on his own.
He has since passed the process, but he might not be able to play this weekend because he hurt his shoulder.
The wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts talked about Kazee’s hit on Friday. He says he doesn’t remember the tackle. Pittman said he didn’t understand how bad and scary the hit was until he saw his wife along with daughter crying.
“To be honest, I never saw him coming.” I caught it while diving, and then all of a sudden I woke up with people gazing down at me. He told ESPN, “I was like, ‘Oh, s—, what just happened?'”
“I really didn’t grasp the importance it was up until I watched it,” he told me. “I remember being in my locker when my daughter and wife came in crying.” That was the first time I thought, “Maybe this was bad.”
“But I don’t think the meant to cause an injury that would change his life.” I don’t think any player is like that. Guys should never lose games and that much money. Pittman said, “I know that’s a big fine because he has a family too.”
This month, Kazee got a fine of almost $12,000 for hitting Irv Smith of the Cincinnati Bengals. He got his fifth ticket of the season, and a fourth for a hit.
As punishment for “impermissible employ of the helmet,” Kazee was fined $11,806 in Week 7. He did the same thing again the next week.
Spotrac said that Kazee got another fine the following week for hitting a player who wasn’t being defended.
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Damontae Kazee was suspended for the rest of the season after hitting Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. so hard that he passed out. Pittman Jr. says he cannot recall the “scary” hit that did it.
Pittman talked to reporters about the injury on Friday, after getting through the concussion procedure and being ready to play against the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday. The hit happened during the Colts’ 30–13 win over the Steelers on Saturday.
He said, “I honestly did not see him coming,” according to ESPN. “I was diving, caught it, and then all of a sudden I woke up with people at my feet.” “Oh, s***, what just happened?”
Gardner Minshew, the quarterback, threw a downfield pass to Pittman. When the ball came in, Pittman laid out to try to catch it. Kazee dove and hit Pittman in the head with his spear at high speed.
The NFL said on Tuesday that Kazee was kicked out of the game and will be banned for the rest in the season and the playoffs if Pittsburg makes it.
Pittman said on Friday that it was the first hit as a player that made her think, “Maybe this was bad.”
When his wife Kianna and daughter Mila saw him in the change room afterward, they were both crying.
USA Today reports that Pittman said, “It’s by the pure grace of God that I was able to get up and walk.” “That hit was scary.”
I had nothing on my mind at that very moment. There was nothing on my mind. I had no idea where I was.
After six days, Pittman is no longer in the NFL’s concussion procedure. This is because Pittman hurt his arm, not his brain.
He has been classified as questionable for Sunday’s match against the Falcons. Pittman said that the blow to the head was meant to hurt.