Macho fined $7,500 for block
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Macho fined $7,500 for block
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Safety Macho Harris was fined $7,500 for the block he laid on Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler in the third quarter of Sunday's 30-27 win over Denver.
Harris said that he received notice from the NFL today.
"I didn't even read it," Harris said. "I just checked the amount. Hopfeully, I get to appeal it."
Harris was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the play, which came during an Asante Samuel interception. The personal foul was a turning point of sorts. The Eagles' led, 27-10, at the time and appeared to be well on their way to an easy win. But Samuel's 40-yard return was brought back by the penalty. The cornerback was also called for delay of game when he spiked the ball after his return and the Eagles offense had to start from their own 1-yard line.
The Eagles had to punt and the Broncos scored the next 17 points to tie the game.
Apparently, the NFL thought that Harris' hit was too lethal or that it was aimed too high near the head. If you read between the lines, Eagles coach Andy Reid wasn't happy about the call.
"The [officials] said the receiver was at risk on that," Reid said after the game. "Let's move on."
Harris had a rough game. He fumbled a kick return which led to a Denver touchdown and was out of position on a few plays at safety. Many believed his block was legal, however.
"It's tough, but it's part of the game," Harris said. "Can't happen again, though."
In other Eagles-related news, Michael Vick is still recovering from a quad bruise and will likely be a limited participant in practice today, Reid said. Safety Quintin Demps is back practicing after an MRI revealed that his sore ankle was nothing more than a sprain.
Center Jamaal Jackson will have knee surgery next week. The operation will be performed by Dr. Robert Andrews. With Jackson out, Nick Cole takes over at center. Reid said today that Max Jean-Gilles will replace Cole at right guard.
The NFL... where the *ussies come to play, apparently.— BirdsRock- At first I thought the penalty was a horrible call, but if you look at the play again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBd01QEOIsE), you can see that Macho led with his shoulder to Scheffler's head. Not only that, but Scheffler was defenseless. It's pretty easy to see how the penalty was called.— trungy
- wow the penalty was bad enough— wearethechampions
- wow. the nfl just wanna take these people cash. I think they have so many rules now so the defense can be scared to get fined, back off and allow the offenses in the league to score 100 points cause that attracts people to the sport.— twistedmetalone
"Lethal" not "Lethel"— ICDogg
like a 4th grader how he was carrying the ball so far away from his body on his run backs also. like he's never learned any football skills at all that game.— daveH- If anyone should be fined, it's the ref. Hopefully Demps can return kicks in Dallas this week.— Souf Phil
- Wait to bring it Macho - Bud Foster would be proud.— Dodd
- Can the NFL fine him for the two fumbles as well?— barefoot
Comment removed.- Maybe it should be the National Flag Football League...what a joke!— djw26
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- Yeah, it's "lethal not "lethel." Not only that, but "lethal" technically means "causing death." Hence the phrase "too lethal" is meaningless. Either something is deadly or it isn't. And even if you're using the word loosely, the phrase "too lethal" is still bad writing. I know this is only a blog, but still...
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