During Beckham’s encounters with Norman, the Pro Bowler drew penalties for four of them, three of which labeled “personal fouls” for his over-aggressiveness.
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Beckham appealed the decision. His case will be heard by either James Thrash or Derrick Brooks, the hearing officers jointly appointed by the National Football League and the players’ union.
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The Broncos didn’t even get back in Pittsburgh territory in the second half until there was about three minutes left in the game. Head coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that the fundamental adjustment was that the team “stopped kicking (their) own butt”.
Beckham will miss next Sunday’s game at Minnesota, a pivotal contest in the Giants hopes of capturing a playoff spot by winning the NFC East division. He has a base salary of $893,000 and would lose $55,813 for being suspended for Sunday night’s game.
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In a letter to Beckham, Hanks noted, “At numerous times during yesterday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, your actions placed a fellow player at unnecessary risk…and clearly did not represent the high standards of sportsmanship expected”.
Given the number of cameras and microphones present on and around a football field before, during, and after a game, the NFL should fully investigate whether and to what extent slurs were directed to Beckham.
Reactions from fans and media regarding Beckham’s actions range from “he definitely lost his cool and should be punished, but it wasn’t outrageous” to “the Giants should be docked a draft pick”.
During the suspension, Beckham will not be permitted to attend team meetings and functions; attend or watch practices; appear at the club’s facilities for any reason; attend press conferences; appear at the team’s December 27 game; or have contact with any club personnel except to arrange off-site medical treatment or rehabilitation.
Coughlin needed to be better than the woefully overmatched refs on Sunday, and he needed to be better than the response he gave Monday about keeping Beckham on the field.
After Sunday’s game, Beckham defended himself.
Let this serve as a learning experience for the young receiver: If you want to be great – and we mean Hall of Fame great – it’s what you do for your team, not yourself, that counts most.
“If any of the Carolina Panthers are watching, I’m trying to call you, call me. We’re going to try to get a home run”. He booted a ball late in the game with the Jets a few weeks ago and was lucky that brain freeze only cost his team 5 yards and not 15.
The NFL determined that Beckham’s action put Norman and the Panthers at an unneccessary risk of injury.
On Sunday a multiple-round fight between Odell Beckham and Josh Norman broke out during the Giants-Panthers game. The pregame incident could provide context to what precipitated Beckham’s actions during the game, for which the receiver had been widely criticized. Beckham also graced the cover of Madden NFL 2016, the best-selling sports video game. An NFL Films camera captured images of Norman holding the bat.
Panthers sources have countered, saying the baseball bat has been a part of the defensive backfield’s ritual for weeks.
National Football League spokesman Michael Signora said disqualifying players is a judgment made by the on-field officials.
Tom Coughlin, the Giants coach, threw his weight around Odell Beckham Jr. He has remarkable control over his body, but what is inside his head ultimately might determine how far he goes. “So now when you’re talking about things like that of that nature, it goes way off the field into something because now this is personal”. Otherwise, we may think too much about legal hits on players that still look like they hurt. “They’re a distraction. They break concentration”.
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On Monday, before the news of the day broke, Rivera intimated that Norman was not the instigator of the scuffles, so the coach didn’t feel the need to have to calm Norman down or take him out of the game. “The most disappointed 14-0 team I’ve ever seen in my life”, veteran safety Roman Harper said. He has great energy. I will not defend his actions yesterday, because they were wrong and this particular franchise and organization does not tolerate that. “I will defend him as long as I’m able”.
