Angered by Late Patriots Touchdown, Dominic Raiola Dove at the Knees of a Patriots Player
By Jason McIntyre
The Patriots pounded the Lions Sunday, 34-9, but all anyone is going to be talking about Monday is the very last play of the game.
Late in the 4th quarter, with the game in hand, the Patriots could have taken a couple kneel downs and ended the game. But Bill Belichick opted to hand the ball to LeGarrette Blount, who scored for the final margin.
This angered Detroit center Dominic Raiola, and as you can see above, he ended the game in dirty fashion, diving at the knees of New England backup defensive lineman Zach Moore.
When asked about it after the game, Raiola told the Free Press:
"“I cut him,” Raiola said. “We took a knee, so I cut the nose (tackle). They went for six (a touchdown). They went for a touchdown at 2 minutes. They could have took three knees and the game could have been over. It’s football. He wants to keep playing football, let’s play football. Not a big deal. It’s football.”"
Wonder how that will sit with the NFL league office. Raiola has a rich history of being a jerk.
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