Cowboys star Micah Parsons weighed in on the controversial hit on Colorado’s Travis Hunter amid the continuing dialogue surrounding the participant who utilized the hit: Colorado State’s Henry Blackburn.
“That was so malicious and soiled,” Parsons stated Monday on the The Edge with Micah Parsons podcast. “I assumed that man [Blackburn] ought to’ve bought ejected. That was one thing you hate to see in soccer.”
Blackburn violently hit Hunter within the first quarter of Saturday evening’s Rams-Buffaloes recreation in Boulder. The hit was utilized after a play by which a move meant for Hunter fell incomplete alongside the left sideline.
Blackburn was assessed a private foul for the late hit however was not ejected, main fans to voice their displeasure online. Parsons went on to interrupt down the play and defined it was much more egregious as a result of Blackburn went round his personal teammate to hit Hunter after the play was useless.
.@MicahhParsons11 sounds off on Colorado State's late hit on Travis Hunter 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/3JMNjtAv1i
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Hunter was taken to the hospital, and it was later reported that he’ll miss three weeks of action. Parsons continued to tear Blackburn for the hit and took it a step additional.
“This man doesn’t should be on no soccer league,” he continued.
Blackburn and his household have been subjected to death threats because of the incident.