New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen defended his players after the Philadelphia Eagles accused the team of dirty play in the Eagles’ 15-12 win on Sunday.
“I’d say our guys play extremely hard and we’re going to compete until the down is over,” Allen said Monday. “I don’t think we play dirty. I don’t think we ever have played dirty. It’s not the way we coach it, not the way we teach it, but we do play hard. Look, nobody wants to see anybody get hurt, nobody’s trying to hurt anybody and unfortunately that’s part of the business that we’re in. No, we don’t play dirty. We don’t coach dirty, but we do play hard and we do play physical.”
Saints defensive end Payton Turner and rookie defensive tackle Khristian Boyd were both accused of dirty play after Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith was placed into concussion protocol and did not return…