Mitchy moo
09-25-2008, 09:14 PM
The Baltimore Ravens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal) accused certain Cleveland players of intentionally gouging the eyes of tailback Willis McGahee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4481) on two occasions last Sunday, but the NFL said Thursday it found no evidence of the Browns trying to intentionally hurt him.
The Ravens reported the incidents by sending tapes to the league office earlier this week.
"There is no evidence of ," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.
The Ravens are withholding the names they reported to the NFL. But in reviewing the tape, Cleveland middle linebacker Andra Davis (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3669) is one of the players in question. Davis can be seen reaching under McGahee's visor and poking him in the right eye during a tackle near the goal line midway through the third quarter.
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[I]It is unknown who the Ravens believe is the second culprit, but they believe there were two separate cases Sunday that were intentional.
McGahee rushed for 64 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown in the victory against the Browns. So far, he has had limited participation in practice this week because of his eye injury. "That thing is swollen up badly," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. "As long as he can see, he'll play. But if he can't see, he's not going to be able to play. So we'll have to try to get that swelling down."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3608488 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3608488)
The Ravens reported the incidents by sending tapes to the league office earlier this week.
"There is no evidence of ," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.
The Ravens are withholding the names they reported to the NFL. But in reviewing the tape, Cleveland middle linebacker Andra Davis (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3669) is one of the players in question. Davis can be seen reaching under McGahee's visor and poking him in the right eye during a tackle near the goal line midway through the third quarter.
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[I]It is unknown who the Ravens believe is the second culprit, but they believe there were two separate cases Sunday that were intentional.
McGahee rushed for 64 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown in the victory against the Browns. So far, he has had limited participation in practice this week because of his eye injury. "That thing is swollen up badly," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. "As long as he can see, he'll play. But if he can't see, he's not going to be able to play. So we'll have to try to get that swelling down."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3608488 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3608488)