10-19-2010, 06:36 PM
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Rolle says NFL crackdown is 'absolutely ridiculous'
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Giants safety Antrel Rolle thinks the NFL's crackdown on helmet-to-helmet hits is "absolutely ridiculous" according to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News.
Rolle, who has already amassed more than $30,000 in fines in his six-year career, said the NFL is already doing more than enough to protect offensive players during his weekly interview this afternoon on WFAN. Anything more, he said, will result in “a very, very tentative” game, which he obviously doesn’t want.
“This is the game of football,’’ Rolle said. “This is a game of speed. This is a game of power. This is a game of physical guys going to battle. Once you start saying to guys ‘You’ll get suspended for a game,’ that’s when you’re going to get a very, very tentative football game.
“And you know, it’s fine for the offensive players but I’m on the defensive side of the ball. So are you telling me that now I have to slow down? I think we’re already being cautious of what we’re doing and how we’re attacking the ball or how we’re trying to make a tackle. I think that’s absolutely ridiculous because under any circumstances you can’t just absolutely have control over your body when you’re pursuing a tackle.”
“You suspend someone for doing wrong, or misbehavior, or things of that nature,” Rolle added. “But now you’re just suspending people for playing the game. And like I said, No one tries to hurt anyone, but sometimes in the game of football it’s going to happen.”
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