Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso lays a big hit on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco as Flacco was sliding during Thursday night’s game in Baltimore. The competition committee wrote in its report that it “affirms that NFL Game Officials should maintain their current authority in the Playing Rules to eject a player for a flagrant hit to an opponent. It could be argued that Alonso had begun the motion of going to hit Flacco and couldn’t stop. And yes, officials are reluctant to eject players and potentially impact the outcome of a game. But then what was the point of saying that officials should feel empowered to eject players for such hits?

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2017 02:48 UTC