RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Seattle Seahawks safety Lawyer Milloy woke up at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning and couldn’t go back to sleep knowing as an 15-year veteran that he’d be asked about the NFL’s increased punishment for helmet-to-helmet hits.
When he did talk, Milloy was measured and well-spoken, saying the intention should never be to hurt another player, but that sometimes the game is so “instinctual” that big hits are unavoidable.
Milloy says he’s proud to have started playing at a time when “you didn’t have to worry how you hit,” and that it’s definitely getting harder and harder for younger defensive players.
Milloy joked that if he had a son playing youth football, he’d tell him to switch from playing defense to offense.
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