T.J. Ward Hoping to Clear the Air With Bengals WR Jordan Shipley
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Rookie safety T.J. Ward plans to talk to Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley before Sunday’s game regarding Ward’s hit back in October that gave Shipley a concussion.
Ward was fined $15,000 for the hit after putting his shoulder into Shipley’s head, who was defenseless at the time. It certainly looked bad, but I believe Ward when he says that he had no intention of hurting Shipley to that degree. Naturally, Bengals players wanted to call it a cheap shot, but it’s just another case of a football hit being in that gray area where it’s hard to make a real determination, so you’re left either defending your own player or blaming the other side.
Either way, Browns fans should be pretty pleased to finally have a defensive playmaker on their side.