Jacardia Wright’s night against the Tennessee Titans had the kind of swing NFL preseason is built on: one minute he was ripping off a 69-yard touchdown, and the next he was caught in one of the ugliest facemask plays you’ll see.
Wright was a major spark for the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday night’s preseason game, finishing with 81 rushing yards and that long score. He said he identified Tennessee’s starters on the field, found an opening on a counter play and burst through “nothing but green grass.” For an undrafted player trying to carve out a roster spot, it was exactly the kind of run that gets attention.
It also made him a target. Titans defenders made it clear they weren’t eager to let Wright hit another big one, and the pressure boiled over on a tackle by Tennessee defensive end Femi Oladejo.
Oladejo latched onto Wright’s helmet with both hands and yanked with enough force to twist the running back’s neck in a highly unnatural direction. Officials quickly threw a flag for the dangerous play.
“Holy hell, this is a brutal facemask,” Warren Sharp wrote after sharing two pictures of the sequence.
The Titans ended up winning 19-16, but Seattle opened fast and had control early. The Seahawks’ backup units jumped out to a 16-3 lead in the first quarter behind a 36-yard touchdown pass from Drew Lock and Wright’s 69-yard rushing touchdown.
The game turned after halftime. Will Levis, who is still trying to make the team, led a 13-play drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by D’Ernest Johnson. Derrick Canteen later sealed the comeback with an interception.
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