Concussions Keep Players Sidelined

One thing I’ve noticed happening a lot lately is players that keep getting concussions. Every game, it seems as though at least one player is carted off the field with a head injury, and out for the rest of the season. The NFL is creating new guidelines with regards to concussions, including taking players off the field that receive head injuries.

If a player is unconscious at any point in the game, they are forced to be removed and are not allowed to return. However, the new guidelines state that if a player shows any signs of head trauma, memory loss, dizzinesss, etc., they are to be removed from the game as well. There are other guidelines to be included, but they have not been voted on yet so they are not official.

Recent players who have received concussions and are prohibited from playing include Brian Westbrook, Clinton Portis, Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger.

When Will Ochocinco Learn?

I’m not really sure how it’s possible, but Chad Ochocinco always seems to be involved in some sort of controversy. To be honest, I’m not sure I even knew who he was before his name change last year (sorry guys, I’m pretty lame).
However, once again Ochocinco is in trouble with the NFL. During the Bengals-Ravens game, Ochocinco borrowed a $1 bill from the CBS crew, and attempted to “bribe” the officials during a replay challenge.

Ochocinco’s $1 bill cost him $20,000. I’m not really sure where these numbers come from, but apparently that’s the charge when you attempt to “bribe” the referees. I mean, really, if he was seriously trying to bribe someone, don’t you think he’d use something a tad bit bigger? Like maybe in the thousands?

Everyone knows Ochocinco is a clown, the NFL should just charge him $50,000 a year and let him do whatever he wants… since he’s going to anyways.

As always, you can watch it here.

Michael Vick Keeps His Cash

Michael Vick, of the Philadelphia Eagles, is probably more well known for his dog fighting incidents than his football. After being convicted of the charges, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail. Vick, who was with the Atlanta Falcons at the time, was offered a large bonus prior to his conviction, and the NFL was questioning whether or not Vick should be allowed to keep it.

After going to court, a judge ruled in Vick’s favor, and felt that he should be allowed to keep the bonuses because they were received before he was convicted of the dog fighting charges. The NFL did not agree with the ruling, and would like to get a different judge look at this case. However, the NFL is incorrect in this matter, and the ruling still stands, regardless of what the NFL thinks.

Former Falcon Fight During Skins Game

DeAngelo Hall, current Redskins cornerback, played for the Atlanta Falcons for his first four seasons. Hall left the Falcons on bad terms, due to issues with head coach Mike Smith and GM Thomas Dimitroff. The Redskins played the Falcons in Atlanta earlier today. Not surprising, a scuffle broke out during the game on the sideline and Hall was in the middle of it.

It all started when Falcons QB Matt Ryan was hit out of bounds. Chaos ensued, and Hall claims that coaching staff threw a few punches as well. The Redskins were charged with a 15-yard penalty for the incident. It’s a matter of he-said-he-said so it all depends on who the NFL will decide is responsible.

Ray Lewis Fined for Hitting Ochocinco

Baltimore Raven’s linebacker Ray Lewis received a $25,000 fine for unnecessary roughness during a Cincinnati Bengals game on October 11th. Lewis ran helmet first into Chad Ochocinco, driving him into the ground, and the force knocked off his helmet. After a 15-yard penalty, the Bengals were able to score the winning touchdown, putting them ahead of the Ravens 17-14.

Ochocinco asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to rescind his decision and not require Lewis pay the fine. He issued a statement on his Twitter, saying that he was not injured and didn’t think it was necessary for Lewis to lose money over it.
However, according to the Baltimore Sun, Lewis received the fine totaling almost half of his weekly salary. I don’t know about you, but I think there are better ways to spend $25,000.

You can watch the big hit here.

NFL Goes Pink

Millions of people turned in to one of the many NFL games today and were surprised to see some of their favorite players wearing pink articles of clothing, such as gloves, patches, decals on their helmets and cleats. On top of that, all of the players, staff and even the referees were wearing pink armbands.

Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder’s wife, Tanya, was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago. She is now in remission, and just recently became the spokesperson for the NFL, especially when it comes to the “Crucial Catch” campaign. Redskins’ tight end Chris Cooley talked about his mother’s fight with breast cancer; she is now in remission as well.

This is all part of the NFL’s “Crucial Catch”, to help support the fight against breast cancer.

All of the pink items the players wore during the game will be auctioned off, the proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.