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Originally Posted by jayswin
I'm confused but also haven't followed suspensions too closely in recent years. Last I followed, hits to the head were illegal, are you saying it's now illegal to hit high chest?  |
I think in this particular incident it's that Rinaldo elevated himself to hit the player high when it wasn't necessary. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but in the past I've felt the league has viewed those as predatory hits and are trying to limit that kind of action in a hit.
It doesn't look like he made contact with the head, but it certainly wasn't shoulder to shoulder either. Elevates up to hit high in the chest (at the least), which is a dangerous and (IMO) unnecessary.
I can see DoPS going either way on this one.