Quandre Diggs Reaches Out To N’Keal Harry Following Sunday’s Helmet-To-Helmet Hit

Sep 23, 2020 at 2:14 pm ET 1 min read 3.5k views

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During Sunday’s game with the Seattle Seahawks, safety Quandre Diggs was ejected for the following helmet-to-helmet hit on New England Patriots wide receiver N’Keal Harry.

#Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs has been ejected for this helmet-to-helmet hit on N'Keal Harry. https://t.co/FsjCP7vNDR

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 21, 2020

In the days since the game, Both Harry and Diggs have come out explaining that there’s no personal animosity between the two and they are on good, respectful terms.

“He made it clear he was not trying to hurt me,” Harry said, via NBC Sports Northwest.

“It was not intentional. When it happened, I did not think it was intentional. I know out on the field stuff happens super, super quickly. I never felt like it was intentional. It was just one of those football plays. I had already kind of figured he wasn’t trying to do that. Him reaching out definitely meant a lot in the same regard.”

Diggs later wrote on Twitter that it’s “never my intention to hurt anybody” and Harry replied with a quote tweet stating “much respect”.

https://twitter.com/NkealHarry15/status/1308508183816736769?s=20

Despite the hit, Harry went on to finish the game with career highs in receptions (8), receiving yards (72) and targets (12), seven of which were in the fourth quarter.

According to a report by NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Diggs is expected to be fined but not suspended for the hit.