Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he believes the NFL will take a look
at a hit on Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee from Seattle receiver Golden Tate for
possible supplementary discipline.
Lee was chasing Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson on a scramble, when Tate was able to get a blindside angle on him and crush him. The play was not penalized, but the league has been tough on unnecessary violence, and Jones said he believes Tate led with his helmet in hitting Lee in the chest.
“We saw the same thing you saw, the head hit,’’ Jones said. “That’s certainly
something that we expect penalties and fines about, but they didnÂ’t see the
helmet hit or they would have called it.Â’Â’
Tate said he didnÂ’t think that the play was a penalty.
“I knew that I didn’t hit him in his helmet,’’ Tate said. “I knew that I hit him
somewhere in his mid-section, but the rules change so much that you donÂ’t really
know if itÂ’s a rule this year or not. IÂ’m happy that it wasnÂ’t (a penalty).Â’Â’
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he asked officials about the play.
“I thought he was a defenseless player who was hit,’’ Garrett said. “That is
something the league is trying to guard against, and is a pretty good example of
what that was.Â’Â’
Source: Dallas Morning News
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at a hit on Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee from Seattle receiver Golden Tate for
possible supplementary discipline.
Lee was chasing Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson on a scramble, when Tate was able to get a blindside angle on him and crush him. The play was not penalized, but the league has been tough on unnecessary violence, and Jones said he believes Tate led with his helmet in hitting Lee in the chest.
“We saw the same thing you saw, the head hit,’’ Jones said. “That’s certainly
something that we expect penalties and fines about, but they didnÂ’t see the
helmet hit or they would have called it.Â’Â’
Tate said he didnÂ’t think that the play was a penalty.
“I knew that I didn’t hit him in his helmet,’’ Tate said. “I knew that I hit him
somewhere in his mid-section, but the rules change so much that you donÂ’t really
know if itÂ’s a rule this year or not. IÂ’m happy that it wasnÂ’t (a penalty).Â’Â’
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he asked officials about the play.
“I thought he was a defenseless player who was hit,’’ Garrett said. “That is
something the league is trying to guard against, and is a pretty good example of
what that was.Â’Â’
Source: Dallas Morning News
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September 16, 2012
