Adam Schefter of the NFL Network is reporting that the Reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady is out for the rest of the season after suffering a nasty looking hit on his left knee during the first quarter of the New England Patriots defeat of the Kansas City Chiefs 17-10.

If the report is true, Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard is the guy to blame for the injury after trying to fight through a block and then crushing Brady’s left leg. Pollard swears the hit was unintentional.

“The play was not intentional,” Pollard said. “People can call me a dirty player, you can call me whatever you want to call me, it’s not a dirty play. When you have 230 pounds on your back, and you’re trying to go forward, things will happen. I saw the ball was still in his hands and I tried to get to him. I tried to get up and get to him. But I couldn’t get up, so I just tried to grab him. It was not an intentional play.”

Watch the hit and judge for yourself:

Sports Crunch will update Tom Brady’s status once it becomes official.