Steelers Typical Dirty Play

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(10-01-2018, 08:19 PM)Whatever Wrote: James Harrison was suspended after being fined 4 times for illegal hits.  It was that brutal hit on Colt McCoy that got him suspended.  This is just my opinion, but the reason he was suspended was the violence of the hit and the fact that McCoy going back into the game put a really bad light on the league's concussion protocols.  Burfict was fined 8 times before being suspended, but only 3 were for illegal hits.  He did have plenty of dirty post whistle incidents on his resume like bag tags and ankle twisting, which I'm certain played a factor.  I think that, again, in Burfict's case it was the violence of the hit combined with Brown's stature as a player and the fact that 3 of his previous fines were against the Steelers prompted the suspension.  

Classic Goodell move - base punishment player on how it shapes public perception and covering the leagues own disastrous mistakes.