I hadn’t seen this video of Panthers special-teamer Dante Wesley laying out Clifton Smith of the Buccaneers on a punt return until late Monday night but it’s already caused a stir. As the title implies, this is one of the dirtiest hits you’ll ever see and also why the halo and fair catch rules were implemented. Unfortunately Wesley completely ignored the rules and absolutely leveled Smith, resulting in an instant ejection. Check it out:
Wesley has been suspended a game without pay for his hit that caused a concussion and throat injury to Smith. I don’t care if they say he wasn’t doing it intentionally, you simply cannot do that; this isn’t Nam, Wesley, there are rules in the NFL. And check out coach John Fox’s attorney-at-large response, “It’s no different than driving to work and putting your brakes on. Sometimes accidents happen.” That’s putting it mildly, sir. Speaking of the Panthers, how about Steve Smith’s comments that he’s no longer an asset to the team? That tends to happen with a quarterback like jake Delhomme who’s become atrocious.
