Offensive guard Joe Looney said he meant no harm and was just trying to play to the whistle Sunday night when his low block resulted in Minnesota defensive tackle Kevin Williams' knee injury, Matt Maiocco of CSN Bayarea reports. "I tried to find him after the game to apologize, to let him know I'm not that kind of player who's trying to hurt guys and maliciously take violent hits at people" Looney said on Monday in the 49ers' locker room. "I've been injured myself. I know what it's like." Looney was blocking for 49ers running back LaMichael James on a third-quarter running play. James was stopped 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage but appeared to be ready to cut back to the other side. Looney's low block on Williams came from the front, but he was looking over his left shoulder at James, who was approximately 10 yards away. "I didn't try to take a dirty cheap shot at him," Looney said. "I was just trying to finish my block. I meant no harm by the block at all." Williams sustained a hyperextension of his right knee, the Vikings announced on Monday. Source: The Redzone
easy for me to sit here and judge but it seemed he did that on purpose. He looks big enough to face him chest to chest.
