Burks, sprinting down the field, punished Packers return man Keisean Nixon with a big hit to spring the ball loose. No flag ...

Numerous fans have taken to social media to argue that Thompsons' hit was clean and didn't warrant such reaction. "You shouldn’t have to fight for a clean hit in a contact sport", a fan said.

While the year saw a number of successes, especially those belonging to the mid and low budgets, the number of clean hits was only a few. The other successes (Semi-Hits, Average, Below Average ...

While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

“Exactly the way you can’t start,” Brady said. “You got it to a great player in Keisean Nixon, but an absolutely clean hit on the ball knocks it free … big-time hit there by Oren Burk ...