Tampa Bay Bucs CB Elbert Mack suspended for one game (Wizbang Sports)

It is for a helmet to helmet hit in last Sunday's game against Atlanta. From AP-

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie cornerback Elbert Mack was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
The league said the flagrant violation of player safety rules was the second in three games for the undrafted free agent, who was fined $5,000 for an unnecessary roughness foul against Houston Texans quarterback Alex Brink during the Bucs' preseason finale Aug. 28.

The hit against Ryan occurred Sunday when the NFL said Mack unnecessarily launched himself into the rookie quarterback and made helmet-to-helmet contact during an interception return play.

I haven't seen a video of the play in question, but I'm hazarding a guess that the hit was pretty flagrant. Accidnetal contact shouldn't lead to suspensions, but the NFL fines or penalizes players for end zone celebrations. What ever happened to the days of Billy 'White Shoes' Johnson?

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Comments (2)

The video is <a href="http:... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Victor | September 18, 2008 11:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Victor:

The video is here and it's pretty flagrant to me. IMO, I'd say it justifies a multi-game suspension.

Posted on September 18, 2008 11:04

It's flagrant if you are fl... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by ChevyVanRockin | September 23, 2008 3:18 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

ChevyVanRockin:

It's flagrant if you are flaming gay. Maybe a fine, but the suggested "multigame" suspension...may I recommend vagisil and Midol to stop your crying? I thought men were tougher than this.

Posted on September 23, 2008 15:18