I was watching that game, the hit was legal but a bit out of line, the ball had gone past he could have eased up some instead of going full bore into a vulnerable players neck like that, it was a message hit. Then again now adays I’ve seen ref’s pull quarterbacks aside and let them know it’s maybe not such a good idea to lead a reciever into that kind of coverage. Football changed that day in august.
Plus Tatum never showed any remorse or even compassion.
“Plus Tatum never showed any remorse or even compassion.”
In my estimation, that makes the whole tragedy even MORE horrible.
Indeed. Without casting more aspersion on Jack Tatum, you might notice in the replay how 'checked up' Stingley was by the corner. No way they get away with that now. And as another poster said, Steve Grogan (I think it was) should have looked Tatum off. WR and QB are still synchronizing routes in the preseason (which should be reduced, IMHO, and toss the damned Pro Bowl), and it was a tragic accident, resplendent with personalities in black and white hats adorned. God please go with the Stingley family, and I think even a bad-ass like Jack Tatum has reconciled.