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Ndamukong Suh vs. Jake Delhomme: NFL Investigates Head Shot (Video)

August 31, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

When the Cleveland Browns played the Detroit Lions, starting quarterback Jake Delhomme had no clue that he was going to take a head shot from the 2010 No. 2 overall NFL draft pick, Ndamukong Suh.
The hit pretty much went like this: Suh got to the Delhomme after he was flushed out of a collapsing pocket, but when Suh reached to bring him down, he grabbed Delhomme's face mask then wrapped both of his giant arms around the quarterback's head to bring him to the ground.
But after both of Delhomme's knees were on the ground, Suh continued to fling the quarterback to the ground like a rag doll.
Not a smart play for a highly-touted rookie.
There is no reason for such a tackle, and regardless of how fans may think the NFL pampers its quarterbacks, when a player goes for the head, it is nothing but a bad thing.
A personal foul on Suh for 10 yards (half the distance to the goal) was added to the Browns' drive, but it was apparent that Delhomme was a bit rattled by the hi...

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