The Oakland Raiders Michael Crabtree and Gabe Jackson, along with the Denver Broncos Aqib Talib were ejected by referee Walt Anderson's crew after a major fight (video). It started when Talib and Crabtree took their downfield blocking well out of bounds. As side judge Laird Hayes threw his flag and waded
Tag: fighting
Officials not afraid to use ejection in Week 9
NFL officials ejected five players in Week 9 for fighting. It should have been six. And the one who avoided the ejection ended up suspended. Ejection after several warnings It all started in the Bengals-Jaguars game. A.J. Green (pictured with umpire Fred Bryan above) and Jalen Ramsey had been going at it all
NFL should strictly enforce penalities for players joining a fight
View image | gettyimages.com Commentary by Mark Schultz The Week 15 game between the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets featured an unacceptable situation that saw players come off the bench to participate in the fight (video). While football games rarely feature bench-clearing brawls, the NFL and NCAA must do all
After Further Review: Bolts halt 2 games
Quick calls: Week 1
NFL fines, non-fines reveal official evals
The Week 1 disciplinary roundup
Each week, we will try to tally the fines and suspensions imposed for on-field conduct this year. The NFL does not officially report this information; usually a team beat reporter will confirm with the league, so it is a patchwork effort to produce this list. Steelers cornerback Troy Polamalu, fined $15,000,
Week 1 open forum, assignments
NFL establishes 25-for-fighting standard: minimum fine, no benching for slugfest
Finnegan, Johnson ejected, face suspension for violent on-field brawl
Week 12: Titans at Texans Rarely do any fistfights in football inflict damage on the combatants. However, Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and Texans receiver Andre Johnson found a way around that and had perhaps the most violent tête à tête in the NFL in the color television era. Undoubtedly the NFL will