Goodell overturns Tuck’s fine
posted by Kyle on November 8th, 2008
NFL Commissionser Roger Goodell took a look at the tape of Justin Tuck’s hit on Brooks Bollinger, and decided the fine was too harsh. Goodell rescinded the $7,500 fine after realizing, correctly in my opinion, that Tuck’s hit was not deserving of a fine because he hit Bollinger as he was releasing the ball and partially released his grip on the way to the ground. Once the hit was made, there was no stopping his body weight, but he did all he could do to stop himself once Bollinger released the ball.
Roger Goodell is an excellent commissioner for this league, and I knew he would make the right decision. This is the right decision. Tuck’s hit in my opinion was legal, appropriate, and exactly what he should have done in that situation.
November 8th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Thank goodness…the fact that he was fined for a hit that shouldn’t have been a penalty in the first place was a joke.