Something tells me Gizmodo Media/Univision is trying to take up for the NFL here...

(Sorry for the length.)

Of course, some of that might have to do with some of the statements lauding Penn State and the like -- which have been coming up with more frequency since it became apparent that Univision is trying to turn Deadspin in dEadSPiN...

(And that will get it's own article eventually.)

But I am getting the impression that Univision is trying to beat the drums to get the headhunting fans of the NFL riled up -- as Gizmodo was somehow able to compile an article of every helmet foul in the first two weeks of the preseason.

Again, as was made very clear in the initial discussion, if you lower your head to make contact, it's a foul.

So Deadspin compiled all FIFTY helmet fouls in the first two weeks of the pre-season (plus the Hall of Fame Game)...

• Only six games have been played so far with no helmet fouls -- less than 20%.
• 80% of the fouls have been on the defense, only two on running backs.

In GIF form (which my ancient laptop LOVES, by the way...  *cough*), they showed all 50 of them in the article...  (You can follow along there.)

• Patrick Onwasor of the Ravens, less than five minutes into the Hall of Fame game, went helmet-to-helmet with a Chicago Bear, probably should've been ejected under the wording of the rule.  Not only that, but it was a clear "teed up and teed off" situation -- #41 of the Ravens was downing the ball-carrier.  He wasn't even fined for the incident.
• Later in the game, Kamalei Correa of the Ravens, same thing.  Should've been tossed, even more blatantly than Onwasor.  That was a textbook example of lowering head, lining up, and having other options -- and NBC showed that on the telestrator.  No fine.
• James Carter of Carolina -- how in Hell was that not an ejection when the NFL showed a very similar situation (the Trevathan hit) being an ejection?
• Julian Stanford of the Bills (same game as Carter) battering-ram headbutts a Carolina ball-carrier being tackled by another player.  Not only no ejection, no fine either.
• Demarcus Ayers of the Bears...  That's definitely a foul, and should be almost an ejection, more for the complete unnecessary nature of the hit -- the guy's already going down and Ayers is adding a headbutt into the mix!
• Clayton Fejedelem of the Steelers (same game as Ayers):  Should've been tossed for a clear tee-off job on the Bears ball-carrier here.  Lines him up, butts him, and unnecessary for a being-downed ball-carrier.
• Maurice Smith of the Dolphins lined up and pole-axed a Buccaneer receiver with his helmet in their Week 1 preseason game.  Not tossed, not fined.
• Orson Charles of the Browns should've been tossed for lowering and intentionally leading his head to block with other options against the Giants.  He comes across the line, bottom to top of screen, and helmets the Giant defender.  No post-game penalty.
• Sidney Jones (Philadelphia):  Probably the first case I can make of "it's a foul, but not an ejection" in this entire list.  His head's in there, so it qualifies under the rule.
• Marqui Christian of the Rams...  Another completely unnecessary hit -- and if this is what players are going to start doing in response to this new rule, the league needs to be wise to this.  About the fourth of the first ten that was on a player being downed by someone else.
• Blake Countess of the Rams:  First bad call of the lot.    Helmet foul was on the wrong player (should've been on the Ravens).  Unless you're telling me his helmet hit the Ravens' ballcarrier's hip...  That said, appearing to line him up four yards out for a possible head-shot probably drew the flag here.
• Robert Spillane of the Titans:  Another thing they need to look out for more:  Helmets to places other than the head.  The Packer receiver gets a helmet shot right in the ribs.
• DeMontre Hurst of the Titans got screwed!  The Packer running-back should've gotten the 15 for that one!
• Dylan Dawkins, the third Tennessee Titan to be flagged for the Helmet Rule against the Pack:  One of the two running-backs so flagged.  Be that as it is, the ref or the umpire would've had to throw that one -- you can't see it in the camera angle.
• Akeem King of Seattle:  Looks like that's off a fumble or something, so that's more on the "careless" level.  (See Sidney Jones)
• Elijah Lee of the 49ers:  That one's a no.  This is one of the reasons they need to review these like the college rule, and expand the ejectability.  A review of this play would've negated the call, because Lee did not appear to be the initiator of the contact.  The helmet did go into the shoulder, but #36 of Dallas did that!
• Buster Skrine of the Jets:  Though the angle is not clear, the only question I have is whether both him and the ball-carrier helmet-fouled!
• Ito Smith of the Falcons:  Offensive block, clear headbutt, should've been tossed!
• Damontae Kazee of the Falcons (same game with the Jets):  Textbook of the wording of the ejection clause of the rule, yet was not tossed.
• Karl Joseph of the Raiders:  Saw this and said this in Las Vegas -- goes double now on the replay.  Textbook ejection helmet foul.
• Kyle Emanuel of the Chargers:  Hmmm...  Need another angle to be convinced of any helmet-to-helmet (which is the only way that one could've gone down)...  Looks bad call from here.
• Travon Dixon of the Cardinals (same game):  Sounds like helmet to shoulder there, and Dixon might've been hurt on that play.
• Deatrick Nichols of the Cardinals (same game):  Should've been tossed, and unnecessary on top of it.

Now we start Week 2:

• Rodney McLeod of the Eagles:  Again, what's going to become an additional point of emphasis if they're smart:  Helmets to other parts of the body.
• Nigel Bregham of the Eagles:  The camera angle tries to do a coverup, but it does appear that it was helmet-to-helmet on a player already being downed by someone else.  Thumb him!!!
• Jeremy Reaves of the Eagles (the third Eagle to be called for one against the Patriots):  This is where the rule comes into play.  If Reaves' head is lowered and makes contact with the shoulder of the ballcarrier, it's still a foul.  What the Patriot ballcarrier does to make it helmet-to-helmet is not relevant to the discussion - and does not *initiate* helmet contact.
• Jordan Richards of the Patriots (the fourth such call in that game):  "If you lower your helmet and initiate contact, it's a foul."  No one said there had to be that much contact.
• Coty Sensabaugh of the Steelers:  Looks like another helmet to the ribs.
• Frankie Luvu of the Jets should've been tossed for helmet-to-helmet, as well as unnecessary.
• Fish Smithson of the Redskins, same thing.  Players are going to have to get their heads out of there!
• Keanu Neal of the Falcons:  That's one of those that's either an ejection or nothing at all.  Can't 100% tell which.
• Mark Herzlich of the Giants:  Helmet down, clear path, other options as a blitzing pass-rusher.  Should've been thumbed.
• Charles Washington of the Lions (same game):  I guess he nominally lowered his head, but that one should already have been a foul under previous rules!
• Da'Norris Searcy of Carolina:  Should've gotten the gate for that one.  Lowers helmet, helmet-to-helmet, and not necessary to the play in any respect.
• Dezmen Southward of Carolina (same game):  How did the ref not toss that deliberate knock to the noggin?
• Vontarrius Dora of the Cardinals:  The only question for ejection under the wording would've been "other options".  Otherwise, all the marks are checked for that uppercut headbutt.
• AJ Bouye of the Jaguars:  If you lower your head like that, the assumption is going to be you're going to butt somebody.  That's not the first one of those on this list.
• Niles Paul of the Jaguars on a kick return:  About two thirds of the way up toward the hashmarks.  Lowers head and leads with head to try to come forward.
• Taureon Nixon of the Rams:  Did they call him for a headbutt to the receiver's hands???  Sounds like that's about the only option there!
• Raheem Mostert of the 49ers:  Again, the helmet is going to have to get completely outside the body frame, or it's a foul.
• Jeremiah Attaochu of the 49ers:  See Herzlich, same reaction.  Thumb him.
• Kenny Vaccaro of the Titans:  Cuts at the instant of contact, but enough is there you can see it.  That's a thumb.
• Nick Williams of the Titans:  Should also have been tossed for a battering-ram attempt to take down the kick returner.  He missed and lost his helmet as a result.
• Issac Yiadom of the Broncos:  Only letter he should get from the league is an apology!!  Not that there wasn't a helmet foul on the play (about the third or fourth of THESE), but it was on the offensive player!!
• Kyle Fuller of the Bears:  If they called that one in the game as one on the new rules, it shouldn't be.  It was 15 for a shot to the head, but NOT under the new rules.
• Kevin Tolliver of the Bears:  Bye-bye Kevin, see you next week!  The NFL really needs to re-read their own ejection criteria here.
• Jaylen Watkins of the Chargers:  That's a Trevathan -- should've been an ejection LAST YEAR.
• Denico Autry of the Colts:  Ditto.  Completely unnecessary, lowered his head, didn't even need to be in the play.
• Nate Hairston of the Colts:  By the wording of the ejection clause, bye!!!
• There was one that the cameras didn't get:  Richard Rodgers of the Eagles.

Sorry for the length, but it appears there's something evident here:

Of the 49 videos (which did NOT apparently include the one that was an ejection!), I counted 28 that should've been ejections by the NFL's own wording!

No wonder they're going to try to mea culpa this shit.  If this is happening when the only thing on the line is roster spots...