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With talk of the NFL expand the regular season, Anderson asked if there was a mixed message by touting the safety of players while adding two games.
Anderson was asked how much discretion the league office has adopted a "heavy hand" fines handed out during the seasonnfl jerseys throwback classic , and if the scenario is playing like he was waiting for.
"We would take issue with the term 'heavy handed,'" Anderson said. "Rather we view it as holding players to a higher standard of accountability for complying with safety rules mlb jerseys . This emphasis didn't begin midseason but was reiterated many times beginning last February -- particularly rules related to protecting against illegal helmet-to-helmet and other hits against defenseless players."
Anderson, whom readers peppered with questions about James Harrison, was asked why the Pittsburgh Steelers' Pro Bowl linebacker was fined $75,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, while Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson was fined $25,000 for throwing multiple punches at Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan. nba jerseys
"Fine Harrison was partly the result of being a recidivist," Anderson said. "Therefore, the $ 75,000 has been escalating due to previous offenses nhl jerseys . As regards the fight fines, it is a category separate and distinct from the illegal strike defenseless players. They are simply being treated differently, actors in the fight was treated accordingly." michael vick jerseys
With talk of the NFL expand the regular season, Anderson asked if there was a mixed message by touting the safety of players while adding two games.