Reese fined for contact with official

[Mr. Miyagi]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills safety Izell Reese was fined $25,000 by the NFL for knocking over an official in a game against the New York Jets on Oct. 12.

Reese plans to appeal the fine, saying Thursday he was trying move the official out of the way to make a play.

"I was coming up for run support and putting my hands on his lower back, trying to guide him out of the way, because he never moved," Reese said. "It was a play I really couldn't avoid. ... I barely touched him and he fell over."

He wasn't penalized on the play.

The NFL said Reese made "impermissible physical contact with a game official."

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6745111

WHAT??? That's BS.

[TigerJ]

So when the official is running interference for the offence of one team, the defensive player has to let the offensive player just keep going?

[BAM]

this is totally g to the izzay. although it probably won't hurt izell my nizells wallet much

still though..

[Ebenezer]

Well, if the official is part of the field then next time he should run him over and hurt him to make the play rather than just get him out of the way.

[Jan Reimers]

Originally posted by Ebenezer
Well, if the official is part of the field then next time he should run him over and hurt him to make the play rather than just get him out of the way.

My feelings exactly, Eb - Izell should have smashed him good and gotten his money's worth.

[Michael82]

Originally posted by Jan Reimers
My feelings exactly, Eb - Izell should have smashed him good and gotten his money's worth.

The fine would have been even more insane, then! $50,000? At least! Hell, the NFL would probably have suspended him.

at the No Fun League

But...It would have been more fun to watch Reese smash the :angry:ing Zebra to the ground anyways. If the players could tackle a fan on the field, why not tackle a referee when they are in the way?

[HotRod]

The refs ought to be fined for being in the way (unless an obvious attempt to move out of the way was made).

[Historian]

Stupid!
Stupid!
Stupid!

These fat old men need to stay out of the way of the players.

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by HotRod
The refs ought to be fined for being in the way (unless an obvious attempt to move out of the way was made).

Couldn't agree more. Too often, the refs just stand there looking stupid. Maybe it's panic. You see people freeze up in the movies all the time. I was watching Superman a while back and the helicopter was hurtling towards the ground....and some lady was just standing in one spot, cowering....rather than getting the :angry: out of the way.