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NFL.com news: NFL's video message to players on hits: 'You are on notice'
I guess the NFL think Meriweather was the worst offender this week nice to see page get shown making a clean hit at the end even if at KC
nfl.comRay Anderson, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, tells players "you are on notice" in a video stressing the league's commitment to enforcing punishment for aggressive hits to the head and neck area.
"You must know that player safety is our highest priority," Anderson says in the video, which the league released to all teams Wednesday and required coaches to show their players. "We've said publicly, and we will repeat to all of you, we will not apologize for or be defensive about aggressive enforcement to protect players from illegal and potentially life-altering blows to the head and neck."
The NFL's video, along with a letter from Commissioner Roger Goodell, was sent in the wake of three fines totaling $175,000 to players found to have targeted opponents in the head or neck over the weekend. The video replays examples of "flagrant violations," for which the league says it will begin to suspend players without pay.
The video also demonstrates the proper way to take down an opponent.
"A player is accountable for what he hits," Anderson says. "Illegal techniques must be removed from our game. We all accept that football is a physical and tough game, but players must play under control. If a player launching into an opponent misses his aiming point, he will nevertheless be held responsible for what he hits."
I guess the NFL think Meriweather was the worst offender this week nice to see page get shown making a clean hit at the end even if at KC