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NFL players condemn 'ugly' preseason hit on Giants' Beckham

Ken Blaze / USA TODAY Sports

After Odell Beckham Jr. left Monday night's preseason game against the Cleveland Browns with an ankle injury, the NFL community was understandably upset.

Related: Giants' Beckham escapes with ankle sprain after scary hit vs. Browns

Beckham was forced to the locker room after Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun hit him in the lower leg with the receiver's left foot planted in the turf. Given that the hit took place in a virtually meaningless game and that some perceived it to be dirty, several NFL players took to Twitter to express their dislike for the play.

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