Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Watch your feet!

Recently in a game involving the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 year NFL vet Raheem Brock was fined $15,000 dollars for a below the knee hit (which as of 2011 is ruffing the passer) on Pitt QB Ben Roethlisberger. Later during the week Brock was found on twitter posting about the legitimate evidence that the hit only happened because he was tripped by a Pittsburgh offensive lineman. "Fined by the NFL today for being "TRIPPED" by an o'lineman and fallin into the QB's legs! Smh if I only had super powers to stop mid air," Brock wrote on Twitter on Wednesday night.  A day later, his opinion hadn't changed. “I have been in this league. I knew I was going to get fined. I just thought that was a no-brainer," Brock said. "But I'm going to appeal it, because it's clear as day I got tripped into the quarterback." Now the NFL has pictures and the video and will be reviewing it with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Brock refuses to pay the fine. Who is at fault for this situation, is it the refs for a bad call or the NFL for the ridiculous rule changes.