This is not protecting the quarterback.
In the second half contest featuring the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers — QB Russell Wilson had scrambled out of the pocket to throw a pass downfield to one of his receivers.
The refs must’ve all had their eyes down that way because they missed a blatant helmet-to-helmet hit from Steelers’ Bud Dupree on Wilson.
No flag was thrown.
Luckily, the Seahawks would hold on to win the game.
