Kerby Joseph is making a name for himself as a player known for hitting receivers at the knees.
The Detroit Lions safety’s hit on T.J. Hockenson on Christmas Eve ended the star Vikings tight end’s season as he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. Joseph was not called for a penalty and wasn’t fined by the league after the fact.
Joseph was at it again Sunday night when he buried his body into the right knee of Tyler Higbee, forcing the Rams tight end’s knee to awkwardly bend and send him limping to the sideline.
Tyler Higbee – (viewer beware)
Right knee, concern for MCL+ACL.
Reminds me of the TJ Hockenson hit.
At minimum, MCL likely implicated. Brutal timing with planting his foot. pic.twitter.com/cYYE1yA9Nr— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) January 15, 2024
Here’s a replay of Joseph’s Dec. 24 hit on Hockenson.
TJ Hockenson –
Concern over his right knee, which was hit by the defender as he planted.
Concern for MCL, but hopefully not ACL. Those direct hits into the knees can be bad news.
Hoping we get an update soon pic.twitter.com/qhWnjnlMa2
— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) December 24, 2023
“Kerby Joseph did the same thing to T.J. Hockenson. That’s absolutely atrocious,” wrote Vikings beat writer Alec Lewis, of The Athletic.
“Kerby Joseph just got Tyler Higbee the same way he got T.J. Hockenson. Hopefully a better prognosis for Higbee,” posted ESPN’s Kevin Seifert on X.
The Star Tribune’s Vikings beat writer Andrew Krammer wrote on X: “So Kerby Joseph just targets knees?”
