Jags Accuse Texans of Dirty Play

The NFL is constantly the scene of soap-opera like disputes, personal vendettas and tons of drama. There barely seems to be a week to go by without someone getting the short end of the stick and then striking back accusing the other team of ‘dirty play’. That was exactly the case after the week 8 confrontation which saw the Jacksonville Jaguars play the Houston Texans. At the end of the game which the Jags lost 14-24 came the sideshow: Jags defensive tackle Terrance Knighton decared that he still didn’t like ‘them’ and that he had no respect for the Texans whatsoever. Knighton apparently said to the Houston Chronicle that he didn’t want to go into specifics regarding his dislike of the Texans. He reportedly said ‘it was just the dirty stuff they were doing’.

While he didn’t want to name any of the opposing players who supposedly played dirty, Knighton didn’t miss the opportunity to smuggle a little bit of a threat in there too. ‘…but we play them again’ – he said. Given the outcome of the last game between the two teams, that was hardly bluffing with a made hand.

Knighton’s apparent hate for the Texans isn’t news for those who follow these things closely. Last week, he openly stated he hated the Texans, even though he couldn’t actually put his finger on why he did. He said the Texans were the team he hated most in the league because they had a sort of arrogance about them. There’s got to be some truth in Knighton’s accusations as a teammate of his, defensive end Jeremy Mincey, has also called out the Texans on their dirty play. Mincey refused to give names and he said he wasn’t going to stoop to the level of the concerned players by retaliating. He’s also mentioned it wasn’t the entire Texans team he was angry with, just a few guys.