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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Cheap shot by Browns’ Ward deserved bigger hit from NFL
So Browns rookie safety T.J. Ward was fined $15,000 for what was - in my opinion - a cheap shot on Bengals receiver Jordan Shipley Sunday.
Whoopee.
Forgive me for not applauding the NFL on this one.
Let’s consider that Shipley was left with a concussion, will likely miss at least one game and may suffer other lingering effects from the hit.
Meanwhile Ward, who received a $2 million signing bonus, pulls $15,000 out of his couch cushions and takes aim at another defenseless receiver this week.
Also this week, the NFL fined Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil $40,000 for an obscene gesture toward game officials.
So the message here is that giving an official the “finger” is somehow nearly three times as bad as an illegal hit like Ward’s?
If the NFL is really serious about curtailing these types of hits, it should have sent a message and made an example of Ward.
Millionaire players only understand one thing — money. A six-figure fine and suspension is the only way to make Ward and others think twice about delivering illegal hits that could be career-ending.
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TweetReport: Ward fined $15K for hit on Bengals receiver
Rookie T.J. Ward of the Browns has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for his hit on Bengals receiver Jordan Shipley Sunday, according to an ESPN report.
Shipley suffered a concussion after being drilled by Ward on an incomplete pass in the fourth quarter of the Browns 23-20 win in Cleveland.
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