The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost no. 3 overall pick Dante Fowler for the season, due to a torn ACL injury in his left knee–and the blame game has officially begun.
Although Fowler was injured planting his foot on a routine pass-rushing drill; the player he was lined up against, LT Watts Dantzler, has become the scapegoat for some fans on twitter.
I got this fade waiting on you for getting fowler hurt bruh. @wattsdantzler
— Luc Lonely (@ayoodro) May 8, 2015
@wattsdantzler you hurt Fowler you idiot — Brandon Ponce (@bponce954) May 8, 2015
@wattsdantzler look what you did https://t.co/FCakESOwfQ
— Brian (@b_ross561) May 8, 2015
Lol leave it to the Georgia boy @wattsdantzler to break the number one pick. seriously though, I’m still bitter we didn’t pick Amari. — Brittany◡̈⃝ (@itsbrittanybit) May 8, 2015
According to ESPN’s Mike DiRocco, Dantzler, who played for Fowler’s SEC rival Georgia last season, apologized to Fowler immediately after the injury.
OT Watts Dantzler, who was blocking Dante Fowler Jr.: “I went to apologize to him and he was like, ‘You’re good, man. It’s just football.’”
— Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) May 8, 2015
[h/t LBS]