how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
fuzzhead wrote:The man is a murderer - a rabid dog.
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
Orange and Brown wrote:fuzzhead wrote:The man is a murderer - a rabid dog.
Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
HARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The NFL suspended Carolina Panthers special teams player Dante Wesley one game without pay Monday for launching himself into defenseless Tampa Bay returner Clifton Smith.
Wesley left his feet and hit Smith in the neck and head with his forearm and shoulder as Smith waited to field a punt late in the second quarter on Sunday. Smith sustained a concussion and both benches emptied onto the field. Wesley was immediately ejected.
Smith had not signaled for a fair catch and Wesley said he mistimed hitting him. But NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson called the act a flagrant violation of player safety rules.
"The prohibited contact in this case went well beyond simply interfering with the receiver," Anderson wrote in a letter to Wesley. "Instead, by striking your defenseless opponent in the head and neck area, you committed an unnecessary and unnecessarily dangerous act that is specifically prohibited by the rules.
"Your actions are of particular concern in light of the emphasis that our office has placed on developing and enforcing rules designed to protect players from injury, including head and neck injuries. The safety of our players is paramount to all of us in the NFL."
Wesley, who will lose more than $36,000 in salary because of the suspension, has spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Panthers. While he's deep down the depth chart at cornerback, Wesley is the gunner on special teams and entered this season ranked 10th in team history with 46 special teams tackles.
"I was just trying to make a play," Wesley said after the game, a 28-21 Carolina victory. "You can check my record. ... I've never really tried to hurt anybody."
Coach John Fox said after watching the film Monday he didn't believe Wesley was trying to injure Smith, who did not return to the game.
"It's not intentional. It's not done maliciously," Fox said. "You've got to make a split-second decision. It's no different than driving to work and putting your brakes on. Sometimes accidents happen."
The Panthers allowed a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown after Wesley's ejection. He'll sit out next Sunday's game against Buffalo.
Wesley left his feet and hit Smith in the neck and head with his forearm and shoulder as Smith waited to field a punt late in the second quarter on Sunday. Smith sustained a concussion and both benches emptied onto the field. Wesley was immediately ejected.
Smith had not signaled for a fair catch and Wesley said he mistimed hitting him. But NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson called the act a flagrant violation of player safety rules.
"The prohibited contact in this case went well beyond simply interfering with the receiver," Anderson wrote in a letter to Wesley. "Instead, by striking your defenseless opponent in the head and neck area, you committed an unnecessary and unnecessarily dangerous act that is specifically prohibited by the rules.
"Your actions are of particular concern in light of the emphasis that our office has placed on developing and enforcing rules designed to protect players from injury, including head and neck injuries. The safety of our players is paramount to all of us in the NFL."
Wesley, who will lose more than $36,000 in salary because of the suspension, has spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Panthers. While he's deep down the depth chart at cornerback, Wesley is the gunner on special teams and entered this season ranked 10th in team history with 46 special teams tackles.
"I was just trying to make a play," Wesley said after the game, a 28-21 Carolina victory. "You can check my record. ... I've never really tried to hurt anybody."
Coach John Fox said after watching the film Monday he didn't believe Wesley was trying to injure Smith, who did not return to the game.
"It's not intentional. It's not done maliciously," Fox said. "You've got to make a split-second decision. It's no different than driving to work and putting your brakes on. Sometimes accidents happen."
The Panthers allowed a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown after Wesley's ejection. He'll sit out next Sunday's game against Buffalo.
Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
If this would have been applied to Lewis he would have been suspended also. Lewis was not even sorry at all. Johnson just happened to have been lucky not to have been hurt.
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
not even close to being the same thing.
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
Ray Lewis is such a good player. That makes it even worse. He get's away on a murder charge, shouldn't even be playing in the NFL. Just shows you money can buy one out of any mess. I don't know if they have a prison football league. The PFL? Bet he wouldn't put a cheap shot on Bubba
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
1974Viking wrote:Ray Lewis is such a good player. That makes it even worse. He get's away on a murder charge, shouldn't even be playing in the NFL. Just shows you money can buy one out of any mess. I don't know if they have a prison football league. The PFL? Bet he wouldn't put a cheap shot on Bubba
Amazing Post
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
no, but bubba can show him where to stick a cucumber
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
candystore wrote:no, but bubba can show him where to stick a cucumber
Good one
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
candystore wrote:no, but bubba can show him where to stick a cucumber
thats the funniest thing ive ever seen in my life, haha, he was aquitted of those charges, do you and the smooth and cool cucumber not like each other?
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
I have no problem with him but i guess he doesn't like me?
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Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
we dont even know eachother thats the funny part. have no problem, just stating my opinion. people said the steelers were not over rated. i provided facts to show that they were
Re: how bad do you think the illegal blow from Ray Lewis was ?
qualified101 wrote:not even close to being the same thing.
That maybe true but with the way the NFL protects QB'S even if the get just touched it falls under a rule. The following NFL statement should also be applied to the hit Lewis did.
Your actions are of particular concern in light of the emphasis that our office has placed on developing and enforcing rules designed to protect players from injury, including head and neck injuries. The safety of our players is paramount to all of us in the NFL."