Bills corner Taron Johnson was asked what was going on under Pyle after a controversial onside kick in the Lions' 48-42 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. , gave fans a peek into what happens inside a football scrum.
The Bills held a 10-point lead with 12 minutes remaining, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell elected to take an onside kick and Buffalo recovered the ball and returned it to the 5-yard line.
Buffalo scored on a drive to extend their lead, but Johnson shocked everyone by exposing the chaos that was occurring on the bottom during an onside kick.
“A lot of pulling, a lot of pinching, fingers in places they shouldn't be, all that stuff. We just did a good job on that play,” Johnson said.
It wasn't clear exactly what Johnson's comments meant, but soccer fields tend to be places where the rules don't apply.
At least in the past.
Former NFL defensive end Jared Allen told the Mercury News in 2016 That means “it's not forbidden.”
“Men grab your balls, punch you in the chest, gouge your eyes out. All that probing and probing ruins everything. Men who weigh 330 pounds and jump on you. I'm telling you, when you get hit by guys that size with pads and helmets on, it gets ugly real quick.'' Fred Smerrath told SB Nation in 2019..
Aaron Rodgers, then the Packers' quarterback, even recalled someone biting the bottom of a pile of footballs in 2008.
“I looked down and he was biting my arm and I had to take the tooth off my shoulder,” the quarterback said.
The controversial decision to take an onside kick was one Campbell told reporters, “I wish I hadn't done that.”
