Titans' Haynesworth stomps on foe, ejected

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2006) -- Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was ejected early in the third quarter after he stomped on Dallas center Andre Gurode's face.

Julius Jones had just scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, putting Dallas up 20-6. Gurode's helmet came off, and Haynesworth, standing over him, used his right foot and stomped Gurode's head.
A flag was thrown, and Haynesworth followed an official toward the Titans' sideline, protesting.

Haynesworth had pulled off his helmet and slammed it to the ground, prompting another flag. Referee Jerome Boger disqualified Haynesworth, and the player walked off the field after talking briefly with Titans coach Jeff Fisher.

Gurode walked off the field with ice held to his cheek. He received stitches above his left eye.

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I was watching this game and I was shocked when I saw this. If you have not seen a video of it then you need to. The dude, takes the helmet off of the player who is already laying on the ground, and then stomps on his face. Then he was shocked and he could not beleive why in the world they were throwing him out. I hope they suspend him, I think he should be out for the rest of the season.

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Mr. Kennedy

What an asshole. I agree that he should be suspended for the rest of the season, you just do not do this kind of thing in sports.

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Dakstang

WC's Resident Redneck

If anyone finds a video of this, post the link.

I would like to see it.

Spinoff90

I used to be a big Titans fan but once George, Dyson, Kearse, Rolle and Mason were gone I just couldn't cheer them anymore with McNair and Haynesworth being the only players I liked. Well now McNair is also gone and now this from Haynesworth = me no longer being a fan of him so I officially no longer even have one player left on the Titan's to cheer for from the days of when I was a fan. The good news is that Mason, McNair and Rolle have all ended up on the same team so I can cheer for the Ravens :cool2:

Jayman

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I saw the video. It was uncalled for and completely unjustified. I hope he never returns to the league. People like that do not belong in sports.

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shep1982

he needs to kicked off the team and banned from the nfl..

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Agreed.

Mr. Kennedy

Here you go Dak, a video on YouTube of the incident:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay5BE-xVd_w

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Dakstang

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This comes from cnn.com



Putting its foot down


Haynesworth gets five-game suspension for kick



NEW YORK (AP) -- Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was given a five-game suspension -- the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history -- for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode's head and kicking him in the face Sunday.

The NFL said Monday that Haynesworth was suspended for flagrant unnecessary roughness. The suspension, which is without pay, is effective immediately. Haynesworth will be eligible to return Nov. 19 for the Titans' game at Philadelphia.

"There is absolutely no place in the game, or anywhere else, for the inexcusable action that occurred in yesterday's Titans-Cowboys game," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.

Haynesworth was penalized and ejected from the game early in the third quarter after stomped on Gurode's head, causing his helmet to pop off, then kicking him again following a 5-yard touchdown run by Julius Jones of the Cowboys.

Gurode received stitches above his forehead and beneath his eye.

"What I did out there was disgusting," Haynesworth said Sunday. "It doesn't matter what the league does to me. The way I feel right now, you just can't describe it."

Titans coach Jeff Fisher said Haynesworth's actions were unacceptable.

"I felt there needed to be some serious action taken from a discipline standpoint, and I believe that what the league has done right now is adequate," Fisher said.

Jones had just scored on a 5-yard run, putting Dallas up 20-6 in what wound up as a 45-14 victory. Gurode said they hadn't been talking or having any exchanges that led to Haynesworth kicking him twice.

"In all my years of football, this has never happened to me. I've never been kicked in the face like this, and I've never seen anybody kick nobody else in the face," Gurode said.

Before Monday, the longest suspension for on-field behavior was two games for Green Bay defensive lineman Charles Martin for throwing Chicago quarterback Jim McMahon to the ground during a game on Nov. 23, 1986. McMahon landed on his shoulder.

It's the first suspension since 2002 Rodney Harrison, then with San Diego, was suspended one game for hitting Oakland's Jerry Rice with his helmet. Earlier that season, Denver's Kenoy Kennedy was suspended for a game for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Chris Chambers of Miami.

Mr. Kennedy

5 games is a really light sentence considering he kicked the guy in the head wearing cleets, which required him to get stitches.

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