Dante Wesley only suspended 1 game?

[Dpantherman]

If a guy on our team was hit like Clifton Smith was. I would be pissed. Smith was out cold, and is very lucky that he wasn't hurt was than he was. Wesley hit him after he called for the fair catch, and before the ball was even there. a very idiotic and dangerous move. I think he got off very easy.

[SgtJoo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4578211

"Smith had not signaled for a fair catch and Wesley said he mistimed hitting him."

[Dpantherman]

here is his response to the fine

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2009/10/wesley-apologizes-and-says-the-league-had-to-do-what-they-had-to-do.html

how bout that foxism- "the league had to do what they had to do"

[Panthers128]

it is what it is

[Dpantherman]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4578211

"Smith had not signaled for a fair catch and Wesley said he mistimed hitting him."

i appreciate that, but dont u think someone should forward this? I didn't see it well enough, but eveyone is saying that he called for the fair catch. but either way, he hit him before the ball got there.

[tight lines]

i appreciate that, but dont u think someone should forward this? I didn't see it well enough, but eveyone is saying that he called for the fair catch. but either way, he hit him before the ball got there.

They are all just repeating what they heard the Referee incorrectly say, because they are part of the national media and dont watch Panthers games. Ive watched the replay a number of times and I sure cant find a spot where he called for a fair catch.

[Phil Dees]

They are all just repeating what they heard the Referee incorrectly say, because they are part of the national media and dont watch Panthers games. Ive watched the replay a number of times and I sure cant find a spot where he called for a fair catch.

Jeeze guys are you EVER going to give up on the fair catch thing?

I DOESN'T MATTER if he called for a fair catch or not ....ad nauseum :cuss:

[winkenbacher]

no one should ever be allowed to be hit like that. I wished they'd change the rule that you can't leave your feet until the returner is running. there's no need to hit a defenseless man like that.

[fitty76]

He's not a dirty player, that probably factored in. BTW isn't this football?

[Jangler]

Jeeze guys are you EVER going to give up on the fair catch thing?

I DOESN'T MATTER if he called for a fair catch or not ....ad nauseum :cuss:

QFT! It doesn't matter if he called for a fair catch or not!! :cuss:

[niblet]

Jeeze guys are you EVER going to give up on the fair catch thing?

I DOESN'T MATTER if he called for a fair catch or not ....ad nauseum :cuss:

It doesn't matter if he called for a fair catch or not! :cuss:

[Jangler]

:cuss:

[SgtJoo]

:cuss:

I just feel like he wasn't TRYING to hurt the guy. I mean I agree with what happened, but I definitely feel Wesley wasn't trying to clip the guy's head off.

[Jangler]

I agree, he wasn;t trying to hurt anybody, but you can't launch yourself into a defenseless player. And there is precedence. They talked about it on PTI, somebody did almost the same thing last year and was suspended a game without pay. So for anybody thinking they are just picking on the poor old Panthers.....shut up you homer you!