Hali Fined

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by petegz28

WRONG!



Hali was not "unrestricted". Not even close!

Now apologize to everyone here

Originally Posted by petegz28

You apparently are wrong, according to the rules anyway

Originally Posted by petegz28

So according to the NFL Rules, Hali had to be "unrestricted" and "flagrant" in his low tackle.

He was neither.

That's the "Digest of Rules" not the rulebook. From it's description:

This Digest of Rules of the National Football League has been prepared to aid players, fans, and members of the press, radio, and television media in their understanding of the game.
It is not meant to be a substitute for the official rule book. In any case of conflict between these explanations and the official rules, the rules always have precedence.
In order to make it easier to coordinate the information in this digest, the topics discussed generally follow the order of the rule book.

Now, as I already quoted from the ACTUAL RULEBOOK:

HITTING PASSER’S KNEE
(5) A rushing defender is prohibited from forcibly hitting in the knee area or below a passer who has one or both feet on the ground, even if the initial contact is above the knee. It is not a foul if the defender is blocked (or fouled) into the passer and has no opportunity to avoid him;
Note 1: A defender cannot initiate a roll or lunge and forcibly hit the passer in the knee area or below, even if he is being contacted by another player.

http://www.nfl.com/static/content/pu...er_Conduct.pdf