Early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game between the Rams and Seahawks, Johnny Hekker was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness for shoving Cliff Avril after his 45-yard punt. However, Hekker wanted no parts of what was to follow.
Later in the game, when Avril and Michael Bennett got a little too close for his liking, Hekker looked less like a tough guy.
In the locker room afterward, Bennett talked about what happened and said Hekker acted “like a little girl.”
#Seahawks locker rm video: Michael Bennett: Rams P Johnny Hekker "like a little girl" cowering after hitting Avril pic.twitter.com/gXdEHIGvUW
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) December 28, 2015
When you deliver shots like Hekker did to Avril, it’s probably a good idea to have your head on a swivel because retaliation is likely headed your way. In Hekker’s case, he made a smart “business decision” and avoided any unnecessary contact he might be on the receiving end of, even if it made him look like a coward.
