NFL Fines on Big Hits: Hypocrisy for League To Ban Something Its Always Promoted

October 20, 2010   ·   Nick Mordowanec   ·   Jump to comments

Week 6 of the NFL season looked more like a MASH unit than the average weekend full of pigskin and touchdowns.

Players like Todd Heap, DeSean Jackson, Zac Follett and Josh Cribbs experienced concussions after being knocked into next week by some of the best defenders in the league.
Not only did such game-changing hits open the wallets of a few NFL stars, it opened the eyes of league higher-ups who have been pretty lax in dishing out huge fines or even suspensions based on actions on the field.

Today, Pittsburgh Steelers star defensive player James Harrison was fined $75,000 for his hits on both Cribbs and tight end Mohamed Massaquoi. On the Cribbs hit, it looked more as if Harrison was already in the act of making the tackle when Cribbs' body contorted. The Massaquoi hit—which is the play the Cleveland Browns are more upset about—looked as if Harrison had more intent to disable one or two body parts.

I'm not saying Harrison is trying to hur...

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