"On the play, Raymond lined up as an outside receiver before going in motion. At the snap, he sprinted directly toward Van Ginkel -- who was facing the other way as he was taking his first steps as a pass rusher -- and shoved him to the ground with a block to the left shoulder. Van Ginkel slid across the artificial turf at Ford Field, but when he stopped, he was at Gibbs' feet."
""Obviously getting hit on the side, I'm just going to pass rush," Van Ginkel said. "And all of a sudden I get whiplash because the guy blindsides me. I'm not going to go into too much detail about it, but I wasn't too pleased with it." The block was not penalized and does not appear to fit the NFL's definition of either a crackback or blindside block. But Van Ginkel made clear he did not think it was safe."
"EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel produced one of the team's most impressive plays of the season Sunday in a 27-24 upset of the Detroit Lions, tackling running back Jahmyr Gibbs for a one yard loss after a crushing block he never saw coming. Wednesday, Van Ginkel was one of several players in the Vikings' locker room to call out the block from receiver Kalif Raymond."
Andrew Van Ginkel made a key tackle, stopping Jahmyr Gibbs for a one-yard loss after taking a crushing block from Kalif Raymond. Raymond went in motion and sprinted into Van Ginkel, who was initiating a pass rush, shoving him to the ground and causing him to slide across the turf. The hit caused whiplash and left Van Ginkel at the runner's feet. Teammates called the hit dirty and a cheap shot. The play was not penalized and does not clearly meet current crackback or blindside-block definitions. Van Ginkel urged the league to consider removing such hits for player safety.
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