Do you think this is the reason Dante Wesley is gone

[jakesthemistake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cAyhCTaz2Y

dirty hit during bucs game last year, do you think it might be the reason or just because hes 30

[C47]

Nope it's his age.

[CarolinaPride5]

Lol no way. It's his age... They wouldn't knock a guy off because of a bad hit.

[88 Bronco]

Steve Smith did more damage to teammates.

[necroplasm]

lol @ the comments section.

"go panthers son.. them boys dont want it"

"dude ARE YOU SERIOUS that was the most LEGAL hit ever. There is no way you could say that was a flag. those refs are bull**** lol

go panthers"

[Dingleberry]

lulz... it was definitely for that hit. hahahahahaha. fucc the buccs. out of all the teams in our division, i hate them the most. of course, had that player died or something, i'd probably be saying somethin' different. but in this case, hahahahahaha

[Dingleberry]

lol @ the comments section.

"go panthers son.. them boys dont want it"

"dude ARE YOU SERIOUS that was the most LEGAL hit ever. There is no way you could say that was a flag. those refs are bull**** lol

go panthers"

i know dude, my fav. was the "hey hey,1-15... gotta be proud of those bucs huh" hahahaha

[pantherfan49]

They offered a contract but Wesley decline. They wanted him back, but only at a certain price.

[jakesthemistake]

im going to miss him tho he wasn't the best he could hit you like a ton of bricks

[Snake]

Dec not and everyone made too much about that hit. Really if the bucs would not have cleared there bench he probably would not have been ejected.

[Munch4455]

You know when I actually watched that live, I was pissed, and wanted the panthers to cut him after then game for making us look like douchebags. But after watching it a couple times I dont think it was that dirty of a hit. Clifton Smith never calls fair catch and seeing as there is no way Dante Wesley could know where the all is in the air, he was trying to time it so the hit came as the ball got there, to try and make a play for his team, and in that situation depending on the way the ball would bounce, potentially a TD.(That coupled with the fact that it was the end of the half so a penalty probably wouldnt matter anyways)

[Wither]

You know when I actually watched that live, I was pissed, and wanted the panthers to cut him after then game for making us look like douchebags. But after watching it a couple times I dont think it was that dirty of a hit. Clifton Smith never calls fair catch and seeing as there is no way Dante Wesley could know where the all is in the air, he was trying to time it so the hit came as the ball got there, to try and make a play for his team, and in that situation depending on the way the ball would bounce, potentially a TD.(That coupled with the fact that it was the end of the half so a penalty probably wouldnt matter anyways)

He did nothing wrong. However, if it happened the other way around (someone hit a Panther like that) I would probably be pissed, so I can't really say much.

[Dingleberry]

He did nothing wrong. However, if it happened the other way around (someone hit a Panther like that) I would probably be pissed, so I can't really say much.

yeah, you're right. so is the other guy. the hit wasn't that illegal. i mean, he wasn't supposed to hit the guy before the ball got there, cause they're suppose to have possession before anyone can touch them... but in this case, wesley had no idea where the ball was, so instead of letting that guy, smith, make a play, he decided to perhaps make a play or take the penalty... but when the buccs cleared their bench, it went downhill from there. at least the brawl wasn't a racial brawl like back in the fifties and sixties. (i'm just sayin...) lol

[CharlotteBeer.com]

yeah, you're right. so is the other guy. the hit wasn't that illegal. i mean, he wasn't supposed to hit the guy before the ball got there, cause they're suppose to have possession before anyone can touch them... but in this case, wesley had no idea where the ball was, so instead of letting that guy, smith, make a play, he decided to perhaps make a play or take the penalty... but when the buccs cleared their bench, it went downhill from there. at least the brawl wasn't a racial brawl like back in the fifties and sixties. (i'm just sayin...) lol

It's either legal or it's not -- you can't say it wasn't that illegal. The hit was clearly illegal, but I agree that Wesley didn't mean to do it and just did a very poor job of timing the hit.

We've never had any other trouble out of Wesley (that I know of), and he handled himself with class the week after the hit by calling and apologizing to both Smith and Goodell.