The NFL hit Bernard Pollard hard in the wallet Wednesday morning with a $42,000 fine for his hit on Andre Johnson in Sunday's loss to the Texans. So on Wednesday afternoon during his media session, Pollard fired back at the league with a hard shot of his own. “For us as players, it stinks because our intent is to play football. Our intent is to protect the field behind us,†Pollard said via TitanInsider. “Our intent is if we're supposed to be safeties over the top for our corners, you've got a great receiver going up for a catch. Nobody's intention was to hurt him. Nobody wanted a concussion, nobody wanted anything. Our job is to defend the grass behind us. “We hope he's OK, but if you don't want us to play defense, then don't call us defense and take us off the field. Just let them go against air and see what that does to the ratings for this game.†Pollard has a point. The violent collisions that the NFL thrives on and even markets at times is one of the things that draws big ratings. Big ratings, of course, draws advertisers, which draws money to the league. Source: National Football Post
You reap what you sow, Bernard You lay out the big hits, then the NFL lays out theirs. Simple math actually...
