MrAndMrsFish Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 NEW YORK ? (AP) ? Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was suspended five games for kicking Dallas center Andre Gurode in the face during Sunday's game. The NFL said Monday that Haynesworth was suspended for flagrant unnecessary roughness. The suspension, which is without pay, is effective immediately. Haynesworth will be eligible to return to the field Nov. 19 for the Titans' game at Philadelphia. "There is absolutely no place in the game, or anywhere else, for the inexcusable action that occurred in yesterday's Titans-Cowboys game,'' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. Haynesworth was penalized and ejected from the game early in the third quarter after he twice kicked Gurode in the head following a 5-yard touchdown run by Julius Jones of the Cowboys. "What I did out there was disgusting,'' Haynesworth said Sunday. "It doesn't matter what the league does to me. The way I feel right now, you just can't describe it.'' Titans coach Jeff Fisher said Haynesworth's actions were unacceptable. "I felt there needed to be some serious action taken from a discipline standpoint, and I believe that what the league has done right now is adequate,'' Fisher said. Jones had just scored on a 5-yard run, putting Dallas up 20-6 in what wound up as a 45-14 victory. Gurode's helmet came off, and Haynesworth, standing over him, used his right foot to kick Gurode in the head. Gurode said they hadn't been talking or having any exchanges that led to Haynesworth kicking him twice. He received stitches above his forehead and beneath his eye. "In all my years of football, this has never happened to me. I've never been kicked in the face like this, and I've never seen anybody kick nobody else in the face,'' Gurode said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 He should be charged with assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 He should be charged with assault. +1 He should be arrested. Todd Bertuzzi was arrested and charged, this situation is really no differrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarHeel324 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 He should be charged with assault. +1 He should be arrested. Todd Bertuzzi was arrested and charged, this situation is really no differrent. But Bertuzzi caused much greater injury to Moore and his hit was premeditated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 He should be charged with assault. +1 He should be arrested. Todd Bertuzzi was arrested and charged, this situation is really no differrent. But Bertuzzi caused much greater injury to Moore and his hit was premeditated Premeditated or not, he stomped on his head not once, but twice. The first one while wrong could be explained as doing it in the heat of the moment, but to then pause, collect your thoughts, and do it AGAIN... he needs to be arrested. No suspension in the world will send a message to other NFL players like an assault charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 He should be charged with assault. +1 He should be arrested. Todd Bertuzzi was arrested and charged, this situation is really no differrent. But Bertuzzi caused much greater injury to Moore and his hit was premeditated Premeditated or not, he stomped on his head not once, but twice. The first one while wrong could be explained as doing it in the heat of the moment, but to then pause, collect your thoughts, and do it AGAIN... he needs to be arrested. No suspension in the world will send a message to other NFL players like an assault charge. So what you're trying to say is doing it a second time is premeditated. And you're correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I'm just thankful that he didn't connect with Gurode's eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossInfoMan Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I don't know if anyone caught halftime of NBC's game, but Peter King said Haynesworth would get no suspension, only a $25,000 fine. Cris Collinsworth basically called King an idiot to his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I heard it ended up being 35 stitches.... Haynesworth should absolutely be charged with assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I heard it ended up being 35 stitches.... Haynesworth should absolutely be charged with assault. Good God. If that is true, he probably should be charged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSand Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7-4dLBWiz0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Parcells Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I applaud the NFL for their swift action in this manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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