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Monday night's matchup , with multiple players engaging in dangerous and illegal hits, and as a result both Steelers wideout and Bengals safety have each been suspended one game, the announced Tuesday. Later on Tuesday, the NFL announced that Things between the two AFC Ben Zobrist Jersey North rivals have always been fairly tense, but Smith-Schuster ratcheted up to Bengals linebacker , . JuJu lays out Burfict Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) Specifically, people were upset about Smith-Schuster standing over top of Burfict, taunting him. NFL VP of Football Operations Jon Runyan specifically cited that in his letter to the wide receiver announcing the suspension."You are suspended for the dangerous and unsportsmanlike acts you committed during the fourth quarter of last night's game. Specifically, with 7:10 remaining, on a pa sing play to a running back, you lined up a defender and delivered a Billy Williams Jersey violent and unnece sary blindside shot to his head and neck area," Runyan wrote. "You then 'celebrated' the play by standing over him and taunting him. The contact you made with your opponent placed the opposing player at risk of serious injury and could have been avoided. Your conduct following the hit fell far below the high standards of sportsmanship expected of an NFL player." Burfict was carted off the field and Cole Hamels Jersey immediately ruled out of the game. He was . Vontaze Burfict signaled to the Cincinnati crowd as he was stretchered off Sports Illustrated (@SInow) At least for a large number of illegal hits previously delivered by the linebacker.There was certainly some retribution for the hit later in the game when Iloka delivered a wholly Jose Quintana Jersey unnece sary helmet-to-helmet hit on Steelers wideout as the receiver reeled in a touchdown from Ben Roethlisbeger. Big Ben to AB84. TOUCHDOWN. NFL (@NFL) Brown had pretty clearly already caught the pa s, and hitting him in the head was definitely unnece sary. At the bare minimum, it qualified as striking a defensele s receiver."On a play which began with 3:55 left in the game, you violently struck a defensele s receiver in the head and neck area," Runyan wrote in his letter to Iloka. "The Competition Committee has clearly expre sed its goal of 'eliminating flagrant hits that have no place in our game' and has encouraged the League office to suspend offenders for egregious violations such as the one you committed last night."The suspensions came quickly from the NFL and, even though you expect appeals David Ross Jersey from both players, good luck in getting the punishment reduced. This was headhunting on national television and it was a terrible look for the NFL. |
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发表于 2023-4-10 18:12:06