Mike McCarthy Defends Trysten Hill's 'Gator-Roll' Tackle That Injured Seahawks RB Chris Carson (VIDEO)

Mike McCarthy Defends Trysten Hill’s ‘Gator-Roll’ Tackle That Injured Seahawks RB Chris Carson (VIDEO)

September 28, 2020, 6:27pm EST (Updated: November 17, 2022, 11:03am)By Darrelle Lincoln

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson has a first-degree knee sprain, head coach Pete Carroll revealed Monday on ESPN Radio.

It was the result of Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill grabbing ahold of his leg and purposely twisting it well after the play was blown dead.

Trysten Hill with the alligator death roll on Chris Carson's leg pic.twitter.com/WUEJPv3hgz
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) September 27, 2020

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was aksed about the play on Monday, and he actually stated there was zero intent on Hill’s part to injure the running back.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on this gator-roll tackle finish from DT Trysten Hill, causing a left knee sprain for Seahawks RB Chris Carson: "There is zero intent for injury there. I want to make that clear. …You just continue to work on the fundamentals" as seasons progresses. pic.twitter.com/dW7eiwGoEf
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) September 28, 2020

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on the Trysten Hill tackle that caused a left knee sprain for Seahawks RB Chris Carson: "There is zero intent for injury there. I want to make that clear." https://t.co/DLtwWKIdAE
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) September 28, 2020

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That is just not a good take to have on a move that could’ve ended that man’s career.

“I was really pissed about that one,” Pete Carroll said, via ESPN 710’s Jessamyn McIntyre. … “He really hurt him.”

#Seahawks HC Pete Carroll on @710ESPNSeattle, re: the Trysten Hill hit on Chris Carson:

"I was really pissed about that one…he really hurt him."

Says he has a first degree strain and they'll have to see how it goes throughout the week.
— Jessamyn McIntyre (@JessamynMcIntyr) September 28, 2020

Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright took to Twitter to voice his anger with the play, calling it “clearly intentional” and asking for a harsher punishment for Hill.