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Dante Wesley Ejected After Hit On Clifton Smith NFL Panthers Bucs (Video)
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Wesley’s hit brings more attention to head trauma
Some will try to excuse it as a matter of poor timing. Or just an unfortunate mistake. However, it’s doubtful the NFL will give Panthers safety Dante Wesley(notes) the benefit of the doubt. Not after executives see the video replay of a nightmarish hit that only draws further attention to the troublesome issue of head trauma in professional football.
Brutal? Absolutely. Dirty? It certainly looked that way.

Full story:
Wesley's hit brings more attention to head trauma - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

BelichickFan

weswelker#83

Head trauma

MoLewisrocks

Yeah... NFL issue...

Remix 6

Wesley is an idiot and those people who say its football are idiots. Football doesnt mean you launch yourself up high on someone when they're waiting for a punt. Even if he didnt call a fair catch, the ball wasn't near him yet so its a penalty first of all and a dangerous play.Cheap shot

unoriginal

That should be a multi-game suspension.

PatsWickedPissah

I won't watch the video but helmut style blows have to be dealt with severely. Sadly, I have minimal faith in Inspector Clouseau's ability to discriminate between dangerous, intending to inflict harm hits vs inadvertant 'blows to the head'. I'm not saying that the rule calling a penalty on blow to the head is wrong. No. Don't want refs judging intent during a game. It's the NFL's silly fines for such plays after having the time to review the film. Save the $ and the suspensions for crap like the Tits DB's head shot on Brady yesterday. And NO fine for the Tits lineman who accidently touched Brady in the head.

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tatepatsfan

Agreed, if not the entire season. That was perhaps the most blatant example of an intentional head shot I've ever seen.

billdog3484

cheap hit for sure. however, if he did think (1) the guy had the ball or (2) he could time the hit perfectly, why would you suspend him for the season, if at all. it was an aggressive play. he clearly didnt lead with his helmet.

ctpatsfan77

If there were even a reasonable likelihood of (1), I'd just "let him off" with a giant fine.

But the ball doesn't even come on screen until after Wesley has laid Smith out. Equally importantly, the intent was to demolish a player, and, unfortunately for Wesley, (a) he did "misjudge," badly, and (b) there is precedent for major fines and suspensions.

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