Tag: facemask

Roundtable: Was Chris Baker ejected in error?

by Ben Austro - 2

The fight in the Week 3 game in Philadelphia has lingering questions, despite our multiple-point breakdown of the play, and it swirls around the illegal hit called on Washington defensive lineman Chris Baker. Troy Vincent, the first-season executive vice president of football operations, addressed the hit earlier this week. "You can

2 missed fouls at :00 erase Vikes’ 2nd life

by Ben Austro - 2

Week 14: Vikings at Lions 4th quarter | :09 remaining | Lions 34-28 | Vikings ball | 1st & goal @ 1 | video The Vikings were on the comeback express, having trailed by 21, and were one yard from overcoming the deficit against the Lions with seconds remaining. Vikings quarterback Joe Webb

Week 4 discipline report

by Ben Austro - 0

Total through Week 3: 19 fines, $235,000. Zebra Blog fine meter $   3 6 0, 0 0 0 FINES 2 8 SUSP 0 Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour, $7,500 for unnecessary roughness and $7,500 for facemask foul. Patriots safety Patrick Chung, $7,500 for unnecessary roughness. Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, $15,000 for leading with helmet on a tackle. The hit resulted in a fumble returned for