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Originally Posted by jettio
I have always said that he pushed him harder than was right for the situation and he deserves some sanction.
Not sure why the majority opinion on Chiefs Planet is that makes sense to file a city case with a maximum fine of $1,000 for this case when there were KCPD officers observing the incident and aftermath and not doing anything about it.
Perhaps those KCPD officers and yellow shirts at the tunnel were supposed to keep that pathway clear so that clumsy mother****ers don't just run into visiting players and coaches using the only path to leave the field.
The idea that the clumsy mother****er was just doing his job is bullshit. It was not his job to fast walk across the path without looking and without checking with the yellow shirts and police to make sure the coast was clear.
Considering that visiting players like Adams pay tens of thousands of dollar in state and local taxes to play at Arrowhead and Chiefs players pay no taxes on their game checks in Las Vegas, it was not necessary to issue a ticket.
Looks like they did Adams a huge favor since NFL seems to be using the "let the legal process" play out for something that would clearly be sanctionable as misconduct in uniform at a game.
I suppose NFL, NFLPA and Chiefs know that the negligence of the Chiefs game operations staff and the clumsiness and mother****erness of the clumsy mother****er mitigate the culpability of the player.
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It is only gross negligence because you're buying this ridiculous narrative the big media markets want to drive, driven by delusional Raiders fans, that this kid was so egregiously reckless. He wasn't. Photographers are constantly swarming players as they head to the tunnel.
The kid made a clumsy mistake. It wasn't some massive breakdown of security or gross recklessness on his part. It was a harmless accident. And no, I don't think a guy who makes a living getting bashed by helmets was in some major danger of an errant tripod.
This is the type of thing that likely happens every week in the NFL. You know what doesn't happen? A player shoving that person for making the oh so unforgiveable crime of getting in the way. Worse, people justifying it because "he was angry." So what? If Bellichick has to be dragged into a muttering press conference, Adams can keep his hands to himself with the media.
I don't think many here are defending the lawsuit. We all know that's crazy. But that is different from trying to pin the lion's share of the blame on the kid for what he did on the field in order to absolve Adams of what was blatantly wrong.