Say Goodbye to “Devastating Hits” in the NFL
October 19, 2010 by conoonk
Filed under Around the Internet, Baltimore Ravens
After the helmet-to-helmet hit on Baltimore Ravens TE Todd Heap delivered by New England Patriots S Brandon Meriweather, and among other big hits throughout the weekend, the league plans to announce a new policy where players will be suspended for delivering dirty blows . Ray Anderson, NFL’s Executive VP of football operations, gave this statement: “We’ve got to get the message to players that these devastating hits and head shots will be met with a very necessary higher standard of accountability. We have to dispel the notion that you get one free pass in these egregious or flagrant shots.” So what exactly is a devastating hit? I understand the deal with head shots, and I totally agree that those are mostly flagrant and unnecessary in the game. But devastating hits? When the...
