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Old 03-15-2016, 10:45 AM   #404
Weitz
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Originally Posted by mrkajz44 View Post
I don't understand the statements from the NBA and NFL refs. The ruling essentially said that Wideman was concussed and collided with the linesman without an intent to injure. To me this reads as Wideman accidentally ran into the linesman, and he got a 10 game suspension. Players have been accidentally running into officials for a long time with 0 suspensions, so a 10 game suspension is suddenly sending the wrong message to players?
They obviously don't agree with the notion it was accidental or he was concussed.
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