Raiders RB Kenyan Drake wants NFL to look into tackle that injured him for season

The season for Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake is now over. Drake suffered a broken ankle on a violent collision Sunday against the Washington Football Team.

Washington safety Deshazor Everett collided into Drake and a pair of Washington defenders trying to tackle the Vegas running back. The thud of helmets and pads crashing into each other could be heard throughout the stadium and was picked up by TV cameras.

However, the violent collision isn’t what actually knocked Drake out of the game and the rest of the season. Washington defensive end James Smith-Williams pulled down Drake from behind simultaneously with the hit.

Drake’s ankle snapped as Smith-Williams’ weight landed over top him.

Drake took to Twitter to plead with the NFL to look into the specific style of tackling that injured him.

“The #NFL needs to look at this specific style of tackling. They are throwing flags for taunting and protecting [QBs] from getting touched but this is my 2nd straight season being injured by a guy pulling me back and using his body weight to roll up my legs,” Droke wrote.

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