Harrison was fined by the league on Tuesday, the 19th of October, to the tone of 75,000 dollars for the specific hit that he distributed to Mohamed Massaquoi.
Was the NFL right to fine him. In my opinion, Yes. The hit was head to head and could have been easily prevented if Harrison wanted to. Is pro football a violent sport? Yes. Will players get hurt? without a doubt, Yes. Injuries are apart of the game just as much as shoulder pads. I mean lets face it, if injuries were not regular, then why would players be forced, and in every case, willing, to wear all of the equipment that they do?
Brain Urlacher even proposed to the Chicago Tribune that, "Lets make it the NFFL-the National Flag Football League. Its unbelievable." As much as i would like to agree with Urlacher, I still realize that people come to stadiums to watch the players. It is a players League. You don't buy the colt jersey with the number 18 on it because you like the number, you buy it because of the name MANNING on the back of it. The fines are given out and rules are put in place to protect the players, the true money of the NFL. when you get down to it, the players are rich and the owners are wealthy. If the big time players are not able to do there job then sooner or later, the owners will not be able to do there occupation. The rules are there to protect investments that the owners have in the players.
In my opinion, in the future, the NFL should crack down on head to head collisions because they can be prevented. If a player is fined upwards of 100,000 dollars every time they deliver a helmet to helmet hit, I can guarantee that the head injuries, such as concussions, will drop dramatically.
Here is the link for the Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXJy3dap3o
