Now Gloop is all mad and Perry wants to send Gloop a fruit basket, or something like that.
This is like a soap opera...I love it!
Who said football was for animals?
To:Annette who wrote (808)
From: Agustus Gloop Friday, Oct 18, 2002 12:53 AM
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This is a bogus deal. I didn't like it before and I like it even less now. The NFL (IMO) failed to prove its case. They did so because of stupidity but the net effect is that Kennedy was NOT guilty of a "helmet to helmet" hit. The only problem with the hit was that he left his feet but they failed to point that out and thus he should not be fined or suspended. My reaction when I saw the hit and now when I see it in reply is - Great Fargin hit man!
Teammates to chip in to help suspended Kennedy
Oct. 17, 2002
SportsLine.com wire reports
DENVER -- Insisting that their teammate got a "raw deal," the Denver Broncos plan to chip in to help cover the salary Kenoy Kennedy will lose during a suspension.
Kennedy was suspended without pay for one game because of his helmet-to-helmet hit on Miami receiver Chris Chambers on Sunday night. The suspension will cost Kennedy $25,294.
Including two earlier fines this season, Kennedy has been fined a total of $42,794 -- nearly 10 percent of his $430,000 base salary.
"We're all going to chip in and help," cornerback Denard Walker said Thursday.
"We're going to help Kenoy as much as we can and try to get him through this. It's a tough situation to be in," said Walker, who also was involved in the play.
Kenoy Kennedy gave Dolphins receiver Chris Chambers a concussion with this hit Sunday night.(AP)
"Kenoy is a good person," fullback Mike Anderson said. "He doesn't play the game that way. He never comes out to intentionally try to hurt somebody. He plays aggressive and he's a guy who just loves to hit."
On Wednesday, coach Mike Shanahan showed the media slow-motion replays of the hit, saying Kennedy was lined up to hit Chambers in the chest before Walker, who was behind Chambers, pushed Chambers' head down just before the contact.
Shanahan's argument that Kennedy's suspension was too severe was rejected by Gene Washington, the NFL's director of football operations.
After looking at replays of the hit, Broncos receiver Rod Smith said he thinks Kennedy "got a raw deal."
"I'm a receiver and I don't like seeing receivers get hit like that," Smith said. "But when you look at the footage of what actually happened, with Denard pushing the guy in back, you would think with all this high technology and slow motion that we've got, they would take that into account.
"You can tell they didn't do that. You're appealing to the same guy who fined you, and I personally think that's a lose-lose battle."
Rookie Sam Brandon, a fourth-round draft choice from UNLV, will take Kennedy's spot in the starting lineup at Kansas City on Sunday.
"Sam is ready," Walker said. "He comes in on our goal-line package, so he's pretty accustomed to getting some playing time. Of course, we're going to miss Kenoy, but I think Sam is going to do a good job. He knows he has to step up big this week." |
