NFL Fans Rightfully Called for Titans DE Jeffery Simmons to be Punished for Dirty Hit That Refs Missed

This was so a brutal hit.

The Ravens were able to beat the Titans, 24-16 on Sunday in London to improve to 4-2 on the season. Tennessee, meanwhile, dropped to 2-4 and had NFL fans ripping defensive end Jeffery Simmons for a dirty hit that the refs somehow didn’t call. 

In case you missed it, Simmons dove at the legs of Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers, who was already wrapped up and appeared to have his forward progress stopped. This hit could have led to a very serious injury and is the type of hit that the league has tried to crack down on.

Here’s how it went down on a short completion in the second quarter: 

Simmons dove at Flowers legs for no reason. That’s why OBJ was mad. #BALvsTEN #NFLLondon pic.twitter.com/hRDz7JUM1N

— FREDDIENUPE (@freddieNUPE) October 15, 2023

Odell Beckham Jr. didn’t like what he saw and appeared to knee Simmons as he got up. Simmons then pushed OBJ and got called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty:

Looks like Odell Beckham kneed #Titans Jeffery Simmons, then when Simmons pushed him back, he acted a bit and fall down pic.twitter.com/7yDU4IZTPlhttps://t.co/opjj34l1ur

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 15, 2023

NFL fans ripped Simmons for that dirty hit: 

Dirty play. Disgusting. Fine him!! @NFL https://t.co/0bO95YfKHF

— MAZZin410 (@BirdLandFanMD) October 15, 2023

This was dirty as hell. He’s literally trying to end Zay’s season here and the league should focus on stuff like this. https://t.co/h4i4wu1ghM

— #BrohmSquad (@CardsAndRavens) October 15, 2023

This supplants the hit on Logan Thomas in Denver as dirtiest of the year. No intent to break up a catch or end the play, simply a leg breaker looking for injury https://t.co/bFfbHxS0UL

— Michael Jaffe (@mjaffeterp) October 15, 2023

This how Nick Chubb was targeted. Like I said this should be penalized https://t.co/4G317b9lfu

— SOUTHSIDE ARTISAAN (@RasaanAkbar) October 15, 2023

Anybody saying that’s football…is wild as hell this was uncalled for https://t.co/akoydGRlUX

— Liu Kang 🐉 (@ZekeHim) October 15, 2023

Extremely dirty. Always been a dirty team though. https://t.co/d7D3jvr7p8

— Bmore the 🐻 (@BmoreXIII) October 15, 2023

Diving at Flowers' legs late is pretty damn dirty from Jeffery Simmons.

That could be a fine.#RavensFlock

— Matt Wise (@TheMattWise) October 15, 2023