The two former NFL players are the officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFL Players Association to decide appeals of on-field player discipline.
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The news arrives after the National Football League suspended the Giants wide receiver for unnecessary roughness with Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman on Sunday (Dec. 20). The Panthers counted a dozen instances in which Beckham was the instigator, the most egregious of which was when Beckham ran 10 yards and launched himself at Norman on a helmet-to-helmet blow.
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Beckham has 91 catches for 1,396 yards and 13 touchdowns this season and his absence will be keenly felt when the Giants (6-8) face the Vikings (9-5). The Vikings can secure a playoff berth this weekend before its game if Atlanta loses or ties Carolina and Seattle wins or ties St. Louis…
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Leidner has 13 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions while completing 218 of 377 passes (57.8 percent) for 2,478 yards. The Gopher defense will be leaned on heavily in this matchup, as their secondary is the best part of the team .
“He’s going to learn that there’s no place for that kind of activity on the field, as I’ve said many times before”, Coughlin said.
“I am not here to make excuses for my conduct”, he continued. “If those guys continue to have issues and problems with me and my coverages and what I play, hey, I’m doing it well to the point where I’m hearing all this backlash”.
“First of all, I apologize to the organization I represent, the Giants, and our ownership, John Mara and his family and Steve Tisch and his family”.
Coughlin knows the Giants are a far less potent team without Beckham. “It’s not fair, it’s not justice, it’s not the way it was. It’s not the way it was”, Coughlin said.
Beckham was suspended one game for his aggressive and violent actions in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers. He referred to the Panthers’ recent tradition of carrying a baseball bat during warmups, and to comments allegedly made by Carolina players to Beckham. He was wrong – there’s no doubt about that. I’m going to end up hearing it, so to avoid the set of circumstances let’s just eliminate it. That’s what we’re going to do. Yes, nothing says must-see TV like two teams who combined can’t win half of their games squaring off in a bowl game on a channel only those with premium cable packages have.
Given how many microphones are on and around the field at any National Football League game, there’s a good chance that there would be audio evidence if slurs were used.
Coach Mike Zimmer said he thought Peterson would get some work Thursday and has said the back should be ready for Sunday night. Coach Dan Quinn said the player was undergoing the league’s concussion protocol and was unable to say when the 22-year-old might be cleared for return.
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On the latest episode of Bill Rhoden On Sports, Bill and I discuss whether the suspension was warranted or harsh enough, whether Josh Norman got off too easy with a fine, as well as the role teammates, coaches and officials played in allowing the fiasco to escalate. You’ll have our full support. The thing about that is that talking trash and playing mind games is tolerable, but it can not lead assault or an attempt to injure.
