{"id":8519,"date":"2024-12-31T01:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2024-12-31T01:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:33:53","slug":"breaking-matt-lafleur-responds-to-vikings-players-be-a-man-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8519","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Matt LaFleur Responds to Vikings Player\u2019s \u2018Be a Man\u2019 Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Green Bay Packers matchup against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17, tight end Tucker Kraft laid a low block on linebacker Pat Jones II, which was not called a penalty but resulted in an injury to Jones.<\/p>\n

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After the game, Vikings EDGE Jonathan Greenard\u00a0posted his criticism\u00a0of the play on social media, describing it as dirty.<\/p>\n

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“Dude motioned from 30 yards away to STILL cut him. Pathetic. Be a man block up high. @NFL get rid of this block PLEASE.”<\/p>\n

In response to the play and the negative comments about Kraft’s technique, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur defended what was, in his view, a legal play.<\/p>\n

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After Tucker Kraft’s block injured Vikings edge Pat Jones II yesterday, Jonathan Greenard told Kraft to “be a man” and block up high.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“It’s a cross-sift. It’s a totally legal play. You’ve got to defeat the block, and there’s a lot of different ways to do it. … I get it. As a defensive player, they don’t like it.<\/p>\n

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After Tucker Kraft’s block injured Vikings edge Pat Jones II yesterday, Jonathan Greenard told Kraft to “be a man” and block up high.<\/p>\n

Matt LaFleur sounded off today on criticism of the play while throwing a not-so-subtle jab at Kerby Joseph, too: https:\/\/t.co\/NRi8ODm0Ce<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) December 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n