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S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby Messiah » Oct 21, '13, 6:29 pm

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200000 ... legal-hits

Brandon Meriweather has a well-earned reputation as a head-hunter in the Washington Redskins' secondary. His unwillingness (or inability) to change his playing style has taken him off the field.

The NFL announced Monday that Meriweather has been suspended without pay for two games for repeat violations this season of NFL safety rules prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players.


He has 4 helmet to helmet hits in 4.5 quarters. And it isn't just this year. Meriweather is the biggest head hunter to ever live. Dude is looking to seriously put other players' career in jeopardy. I don't think I have ever seen him make a form tackle. Just looks to spear everyone.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby War Daddy » Oct 21, '13, 6:53 pm

He's a straight up punk. I was really glad the Pats got rid of him.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby Everlong » Oct 21, '13, 11:07 pm

He should be kicked out of the NFL for good, but at least they're FINALLY taking some kind of action other than a dumb little fine. That game against the Packers when he knocked out Eddie Lacy and then tried to knock out Starks too was ridiculous.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby Kyle » Oct 22, '13, 11:01 am

Good riddance.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby MotorCitySaint » Oct 26, '13, 8:27 am

He took his appeal head on and got the suspension reduced to one game.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby Everlong » Oct 26, '13, 3:52 pm

MotorCitySaint wrote:He took his appeal head on and got the suspension reduced to one game.


Such bullshit.

The league can pretend to care about the safety of its players all they want, but almost all of their actions are completely contradictory to this.
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Re: S Meriweather FINALLY suspended for 2 games

Postby rawisjericho » Oct 26, '13, 5:33 pm

The NFL should of given him a harsher sentence just to set an example. It's just a matter of time before someone gets paralyzed or killed.
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