Here's today's example, a two and a half minute Twitter video of hard and illegal hits, with the caption "RIP to real football"[sic].
- Rams-Seahawks: That's been a 15-yard penalty at least since 2011 -- interference with the ability to catch a punt. If he'd been an instant beforehand, that's an ejection.
- Nebraska-Wisconsin, I think: That's targeting. That's a shot to the head. He's GONE.
- Rams-Denver: That's a nice showing of the reason we have a Defenseless Receiver rule now. It makes me wonder, Mr. Irving, how much of what has masqueraded as "Defense" in the National Football League is really "Intent to Injure". 15, $30K+ fine now, and possibly an ejection if there was contact to the head.
- There's a CFL hit and a practice hit. It looks like the latter is a blatant intent to injure, and is the kind of thing that can start those training-camp fights you hear about.
- San Francisco-Seattle: And that's one close too!
- A couple further, Chicago-Chargers on MNF, looks like November 2015: That would be an ejection today. That's Helmet Rule/Spearing.
I could go on and on through this clip. It's hard for me to find even a LEGAL hit in this clip, even under older rules!
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