Ed Reed Suspension Lifted For Fine

[Bmore]

Ed Reed Suspended for the next game for reoccuring offenses to player safety. AWESOME!

[Maynard]

what did he do

[Goober]

what did he do

The refs called him for a personal foul last night for leading with the head. Shouldn't be a penalty in my opinion, but this is the road we're going down.

Do you guys remember this play a few years ago? At the time it was called good football, today it would be a penalty:

[Bmore]

what did he do

2nd hit was the first fined hit this year.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000097817/Ed-Reed-penalized-for-unnecessary-roughness

Link leads to the video of last nights hit. That lead to his 2nd helmet-2-helmet penalty and his suspension.

IMO the first hit against the Patriots was more violent of a hit, but at the same time he was leading with his shoulder and his shoulder hit branches head. The 2nd hit (last nights) was an actual helmet-2-helmet his, but it looked like a love tap compared to the first hit.

[Bmore]

oh and apparently its a 3 strike - suspension and his 1st of 3 strikes was a hit he made back in 2010.

[BigBucs]

2nd hit was the first fined hit this year.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000097817/Ed-Reed-penalized-for-unnecessary-roughness

Link leads to the video of last nights hit. That lead to his 2nd helmet-2-helmet penalty and his suspension.

IMO the first hit against the Patriots was more violent of a hit, but at the same time he was leading with his shoulder and his shoulder hit branches head. The 2nd hit (last nights) was an actual helmet-2-helmet his, but it looked like a love tap compared to the first hit.

How is this shit "unnecessary"? The WR is trying to catch the fucking ball, you as a defenders job is to jar it loose. I really fucking hate Goddell and this fake ass crusade for player safety.

[BazookaJoe5]

The NFL didn't say it was a three strike thing. I would feel a lot better about it if it was, but that is just something that fans/media connected the dots on. The official word from Aiello was that they evaluate them on a case by case basis based on a "number of facts and circumstances".

I have no problem with the NFL suspending players for repeated illegal hits but there needs to be a defined process for it. If they want to make it so if you accumulate three helmet to helmet hits over a three year period, you get suspended, that's fine. That's a defined process that leaves nothing to interpretation.

You can't say each is a case by case basis. What are you factoring in, then? Are you taking into account that the hit might not have been illegal had the receiver not ducked or gone a certain way? Are you taking into account malicious intent? Past history? It becomes a joke at that point because they can basically pick and choose who they want to suspend or let off the hook.

I just don't see how they can suspend Reed. I've watched literally every snap of his career and he's not a dirty player and has never had a reputation as a headhunter. I mean, shit, for the past three or four years he's basically gone out of his way to avoid as much contact as he can. All of a sudden he makes a couple H2H hits, one of which (last night) was entirely accidental, and now he's suspended a game? I don't know what facts and circumstances they are looking at that leads them to make this decision and would like to know...will never happen, of course.

[Guest]

Ed Reed suspended for illegal hit

Baltimore Ravens star safety Ed Reed was suspended one game by the NFL on Monday for his hit on Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Emmanuel Sanders on Sunday night.

The suspension will cost Reed his game check of $423,529, and the 11-year veteran will miss next Sunday's contest against the San Diego Chargers.

Reed has appealed the suspension, a source told ESPN. The appeal of the suspension will be heard by two independent arbitrators who are paid by the league and the players' union. They could expedite the decision and rule by Wednesday, making Reed's eligibility against San Diego clear.

Ed Reed's one-game suspension for repeated shots to the head and neck of defenseless players comes at a critical time for the Ravens' depleted secondary, Jamison Hensley writes. Blog

Reed was penalized for unnecessary roughness for his third-quarter hit to Sanders' head and neck. The NFL said it was Reed's third violation of rules protecting defenseless receivers, highlighting past Reed hits to former Patriots receiver Deion Branch earlier this season and to Saints quarterback Drew Brees in 2010.

"We cannot tolerate repeated violations of rules, especially rules related to player safety," NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson said. "We will continue to take the strongest possible action to deter these types of violations and protect our players."

Reed is the second player to be suspended for an illegal hit this season. Broncos linebacker Joe Mays was suspended one game earlier this season for a hit on Texans quarterback Matt Schaub.

Steelers safety Ryan Clark tweeted: "Tough on Ed getting suspended. I can't say that I agree w that. It was a penalty but I don't believe he was intentionally trying to harm E."

Ravens coach John Harbaugh disagreed with the league's ruling, saying: "I was very surprised, I didn't see that one coming."

"They were all inadvertent," Harbaugh said of the three hits cited by the NFL. "None of those were with the intent to injure or to harm in any way. I think when you look at the hits it's pretty obvious. When you look at Ed, he respects the game, he respects the players."

Others suspended for similar hits in past seasons include Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in 2011; Panthers defensive back Dante Wesley in 2009; Tampa Bay DB Elbert Mack and New York Jets safety Eric Smith in 2008; and Cowboys safety Roy Williams in 2007; and Titans DT Albert Haynesworth in 2006.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/86...me-illegal-hit

[BazookaJoe5]

I do think Reed has a solid chance of winning the appeal. I know just off the top of my head that Ryan Clark has three of these penalties in the past year, dating back to last year's Ravens/Steelers game. So why hasn't he been suspended? It would take research but I don't believe for a minute that Reed and Clark are the only two players in the entire NFL that have accumulated 3 or more H2H penalties in the past three years.

[SethMode]

I have watched my fair share of Reed as a Steelers fan, and I'm mystified that the NFL could even attempt to try and label him as a headhunter. He has been a ballhawk for most of his career and is NEVER a safety you expect to rack up a lot of tackles alone, let alone a guy you think of when you think of a dude spearing someone over the middle.

As far as last night's call, I'm done bitching about UR calls. I don't like it (my team is usually on the receiving end of them) but at this point, we all know it's going to happen, as do the players. Not worth it.

[Bmore]

$423,529... holy shit. lol

I'd appeal that shit too

[Cornelius]

Fuck that. I hate Goodell. Worst.name.ever. Nothing good about that dude.

[s@ppisgod]

The NFL didn't say it was a three strike thing. I would feel a lot better about it if it was, but that is just something that fans/media connected the dots on. The official word from Aiello was that they evaluate them on a case by case basis based on a "number of facts and circumstances".

I have no problem with the NFL suspending players for repeated illegal hits but there needs to be a defined process for it. If they want to make it so if you accumulate three helmet to helmet hits over a three year period, you get suspended, that's fine. That's a defined process that leaves nothing to interpretation.

You can't say each is a case by case basis. What are you factoring in, then? Are you taking into account that the hit might not have been illegal had the receiver not ducked or gone a certain way? Are you taking into account malicious intent? Past history? It becomes a joke at that point because they can basically pick and choose who they want to suspend or let off the hook.

I just don't see how they can suspend Reed. I've watched literally every snap of his career and he's not a dirty player and has never had a reputation as a headhunter. I mean, shit, for the past three or four years he's basically gone out of his way to avoid as much contact as he can. All of a sudden he makes a couple H2H hits, one of which (last night) was entirely accidental, and now he's suspended a game? I don't know what facts and circumstances they are looking at that leads them to make this decision and would like to know...will never happen, of course.

That's what I'm saying. They pick out a guy who has, for years, been shying away from contact to protect himself in the game and beyond it. Seems totally random, probably because it is. You can't suspend Reed after a hit that seemed pretty unavoidable and impossible to predict. Which is as much as the Broncos' Mays got for a blatantly dirty hit this year. Ridiculous.

[SethMode]

That's what I'm saying. They pick out a guy who has, for years, been shying away from contact to protect himself in the game and beyond it. Seems totally random, probably because it is. You can't suspend Reed after a hit that seemed pretty unavoidable and impossible to predict. Which is as much as the Broncos' Mays got for a blatantly dirty hit this year. Ridiculous.

Didn't we also hear talk about Reed retiring a year or so ago too because he basically just didn't want to be braindead? Am I remembering that incorrectly?

[Rudi]

Bunch of pussies man I swear. Fuck Goodell.