Jacket05
Ramblin' Wreck
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Tre never threw a punch. He never swung at him with a closed fist (what the rule book clearly defines as a punch).I saw it but I also saw Tre throwing punches, it was a fight so I’m ok with the way it was handled. The replay could have resulted in Tre getting tossed also
I have watched the sequence over and over again cause I was arguing it with someone I was watching the game with. First off, #1 should have been also flagged during the play for holding as he grabbed Tre and swung him around trying to tackle him to the ground. As he is doing that Tre tries to push him off but the dude keeps holding on to Tre even after they stand up. Tre starts swinging and pushing at him to knock his arm off of him. Then #1 grabs Tre's facemask and starts punching him and finally slams Tre's head into a wall by his facemask (albeit a padded wall but still).
I agree with Tre getting the unsportsmanlike penalty since he was fighting back (which I am glad he did) but the #1 is the only one that threw punches so is the only one that should have been ejected. I also think #1 should get additional suspension for slamming Tre's head into a wall, I mean if they say they are actually concerned about player safety and all.