video 1 (streaming) | video 2 (streaming) | video 3 (222 MB download) Busy, busy Week 12 in officiating, so let's look at what the officiating department is discussing for "Official Review." NFL director of officiating and head of instant replay Dean Blandino has the calls: On Thanksgiving Day, the obvious missed
Tag: helmet-to-helmet hit
Week 4 discipline report
Total through Week 3: 19 fines, $235,000. Zebra Blog fine meter $ Â 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
Week 3 discipline report
Each week, we keep track of the fines assessed by the NFL for on-field incidents. Total through Week 2:Â 11 fines, $170,000. Zebra Blog fine meter $ 2 3 5, 0 0 0 FINES 1 9 SUSP 0 Â Titans tight end Daniel Graham, $5,000, throwing ball into stands. Titans defensive end Jason Jones, $15,000, facemask-to-helmet hit. Falcons safety William Moore, $7,500, helmet-to-helmet hit. Browns defensive lineman Phil Taylor,
The Week 2 commissioner’s blotter
Every week, we will try to tally up the fines assessed by the NFL for on-field incidents. Zebra Blog fine meter $ 1 7 0, 0 0 0 FINES 1 1 SUSP 0 Last week's total: 7 fines, $92,500. Most notably, Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson, fined $40,000, according to the NFL: "the minimum amount ... for a second violation of the rules on hits against
NFL PUNTS ON CONCUSSION POLICY
Robinson avoids sure suspension for bell-ringer; fined $40K for repeat offense Week 2: Eagles at Falcons After delivering a headhunting hit to Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin, Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson was looking to send a message. The NFL also sent a message that it is afraid to enforce harsh sanctions for hits that
Week 2 open forum, assignments
$55K fines, but 0 yards, assessed for Ravens’ face-altering, concussing hits
Week 13: Steelers at Ravens Two Ravens players who had hits that were not penalized were fined by the league Monday night. Haloti Ngata was fined $15,000 for a hit that Picassoed the face of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and should make sneezing a challenge (video of Big Ben's crooked nose here). Jameel McClain was
Head ref tells ‘SNF’ crew it was helmet hit, but, please, there is no Steeler conspiracy
Week 13: Steelers at Ravens A third quarter hit on Steelers receiver Heath Miller by Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain sounded pretty bad (video and audio), and the Steelers' faithful were waiting for the penalty. There was none. Overruled by the main office. This was according to Sports Illustrated/Sunday Night Football reporter Peter
Week 12 open forum, assignments
Helmet-to-helmet hit may result in butt-to-bench, increased fines
After some nasty helmet-to-helmet collisions on the football field, it was comments made in the broadcast studio that attracted the attention of the NFL. On Sunday Night Football, former Chargers and Patriots safety Rodney Harrison—who was voted twice by his peers as the dirtiest player in the game—said that fines