{"id":2128445,"date":"2023-12-18T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steelers-player-suspended-for-the-rest-of-the-season-for-huge-hit\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:01:23","slug":"steelers-player-suspended-for-the-rest-of-the-season-for-huge-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steelers-player-suspended-for-the-rest-of-the-season-for-huge-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Steeler player suspended, season-long, for massive hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteelers-player-suspended-for-the-rest-of-the-season-for-huge-hit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2128445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Steelers Player\u2062 Suspended for the Rest \u200cof the Season for Huge Hit<\/h2>\n<p>Pittsburgh Steelers\u2063 safety Damontae Kazee will have plenty of\u2062 time \u2064to reflect on\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-lewis-iii-son-of-hall-of-fame-linebacker-dies-at-age-28\/\" title=\"Ray Lewis III, son of Hall of Fame linebacker, passes away at 28.\">bone-crushing hit<\/a>\u200c he\u200c delivered to Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. that left Pittman with a concussion and \u200bknocked him \u200cout of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Kazee, \u200bwho has already racked up five unnecessary roughness \u200cpenalties this year, has been suspended for the remainder of the season, including any potential postseason games \u2062if the \u2062Steelers make \u2064it that \u2063far, according to WXIN-TV.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL cited Kazee&#8217;s \u2063repeated \u200dviolations \u2062of playing rules designed to \u200cprotect player health and safety as the reason for\u200b his suspension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NFL suspended Steelers \u2062safety Damontae Kazee for remainder of season\/postseason for \u2018repeated\u200c violations.\u2019\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lKVu5ayAHy\">pic.twitter.com\/lKVu5ayAHy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Mike Chappell \u200b(@mchappell51) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mchappell51\/status\/1736818446120235442?\">December 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The devastating\u200b hit occurred during the \u2064second\u200d quarter of the \u2064Steelers&#8217; 30-13\u2063 loss to the Colts. Pittman made \u2064a\u2062 diving catch, \u2064and as he did, Kazee lined him up and\u200b delivered \u2064a \u2064helmet-first blow that left Pittman dazed\u2063 for several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Kazee\u2064 was ejected from the game following\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pat-mcafee-addresses-online-chatter-that-the-nfl-is-rigged\/\" title=\"Watch: Pat McAfee Addresses Online Chatter That the NFL Is \u201cRigged\u201d\">unnecessary roughness penalty<\/a>, and it was later determined that Pittman had suffered a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200dletter to Kazee, Jon Runyan, the NFL&#8217;s vice president of football operations, explained\u2062 the reasoning behind\u200d the season-long ban.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With 8:49 remaining in the 2nd \u2064quarter, \u200dyou\u200b were involved in a play\u2064 that the League considers a \u2064serious\u2062 violation of the playing rules. The video of the play\u200c shows that\u2062 you delivered a forcible blow \u2064to the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/husband-praises-pregnant-wife-after-she-gunned-down-man-who-attacked-family\/\" title=\"Pregnant wife praised by husband for shooting man who attacked family.\">head\/neck area<\/a>\u2063 of Colts&#8217; receiver Michael Pittman Jr., who was in\u2064 a defenseless posture,&#8221; \u200cRunyan\u200d wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> safety \u200cDamontae Kazee has been suspended for the remainder of the season for this hit,\u2064 per\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet?\">@RapSheet<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31J2ce6vAD\">pic.twitter.com\/31J2ce6vAD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1736814026989220280?\">December 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You had an unobstructed path to your opponent and the illegal contact could have been avoided. Your\u200d actions \u2063were flagrant, and as a result, you were disqualified from the game,&#8221; the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When players repeatedly violate rules \u2064intended\u200c to \u200bprotect player safety, especially when \u2063those violations pose a significant\u2064 risk of injury to an opposing player, \u200dit \u200dis appropriate to impose\u200d much harsher \u2062penalties,&#8221; the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>Colts coach Shane Steichen \u2064commented \u200don \u2064Kazee&#8217;s hit, saying, &#8220;It probably \u2063shouldn&#8217;t happen. He led with the crown of his helmet, and you never want to see \u200cthat, you know what I mean?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NFL legend Tom Brady also weighed in \u200bon\u200c the incident,\u200c stating, &#8220;Nobody likes seeing players get hurt. But hard hits happen. QBs \u200cshould not be \u200cthrowing the ball \u200din \u2063areas where they are exposing their\u200c own teammates to these types of \u200chits. Coaches need to coach better, QBs need to read \u2062coverages and throw the\u2063 ball to\u2063 the right places, and defenders \u2064should aim for\u2063 the right hitting areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2064post on X, Mike\u2062 Mitchell, the Colts&#8217; assistant secondary coach and a former Steelers defensive \u200dback,\u2063 expressed his\u200c concerns about the ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t know \u200cwhat to tell my safeties anymore. \u2064I guess just let\u2064 them catch it. If\u2064 I were a WR \u2062I would dive for every catch. That\u200c would ensure no contact and a completed pass. Playing deep safety in today\u2019s nfl where rules are made mostly by people who\u2019ve never played is tough.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Mitchell (@iammikemitchell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iammikemitchell\/status\/1736843808501870643?\">December 18, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Steelers Coach \u2062Mike Tomlin acknowledged that Kazee&#8217;s \u2062ejection came\u2062 from the league office in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Usually I talk about lowering \u2063the \u200ctarget,&#8221; Tomlin said. &#8220;The target \u200dwas low and both guys were going. It was just unfortunate. I \u2063know he is\u2062 not \u200ba dirty player. He \u200bdoesn&#8217;t aspire to do \u200dsome of the things that came to \u2062light under those circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes it&#8217;s just \u200dprofessional football today and how\u200b difficult\u2064 it is to operate, but \u2063the National Football \u2063League is \u200creally\u2062 clear, man. They put a hundred percent of \u2063the onus on the defender in those \u2063circumstances. It&#8217;s unfortunate,\u200b but we understand it,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The \u2062post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/steelers-player-suspended-rest-season-huge-hit\/\">Steelers Player Suspended for the Rest \u2063of the Season for Huge\u2063 Hit<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What message does the suspension of Kazee send to other players regarding player\u200c safety?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N on the suspension, stating, &#8220;Player safety should always be\u200b the \u2063top priority. Hits\u2063 like these not only put players at risk but also tarnish the integrity of the game.\u200d The \u200dleague made the right decision in suspending Kazee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d is not the first time Kazee\u200c has faced disciplinary\u2064 action for his aggressive \u200cplaying style. In addition to\u200b his five unnecessary roughness penalties this season, he has also been \u200bfined multiple times for late hits and helmet-to-helmet contact. The NFL&#8217;s\u200c decision to suspend Kazee for the rest of the season sends a clear message that such behavior will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Player safety has\u2062 been a major focus for the NFL in recent years, with the league implementing stricter rules and penalties \u200cto protect players from serious \u2064injuries. Hits\u2062 like the one delivered by Kazee on Pittman are exactly the type\u2064 of incidents the league is trying\u2063 to eliminate from the game.<\/p>\n<p>Concussions have become a major concern in football, with numerous studies highlighting the long-term effects of\u2063 repeated head trauma. By suspending Kazee, the NFL is taking a strong stance against actions that put\u2063 players at risk of such injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers now face the challenge\u200b of finishing\u200c the season without one of\u2062 their starting safeties. Kazee&#8217;s\u2064 absence will undoubtedly have an impact on the team&#8217;s defense, but the suspension serves as a reminder that \u200bplayer safety should \u2062always come first.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it\u2064 is important for players to remember that football \u2064is a\u2064 contact sport, but there are boundaries that should not \u2064be crossed. Hits like the one delivered by Kazee not only risk the health and safety of opposing\u200c players but also reflect poorly on the integrity\u2063 of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064NFL&#8217;s decision to suspend Kazee for the rest of the season is\u200d a step in the right direction to ensure the safety of all players on the field. It serves as a reminder that the league will not tolerate unnecessary roughness or actions \u2063that \u200cput players at risk.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the NFL continues to prioritize player safety, \u2064it is crucial that players, coaches, and fans alike support these \u2064efforts. While football can be a physically demanding sport, it is crucial that proper playing techniques are followed\u2062 to minimize the risk of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>With Kazee&#8217;s \u200csuspension, it is hoped that players \u200dwill\u2064 take a moment to reflect on\u200b the consequences of their actions and make a conscious effort \u200dto play within the rules. Ultimately, the goal is to create a\u200c safer playing environment \u200bfor \u2064all athletes involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee, known for his unnecessary roughness, has been suspended for the season after a hit on Indianapolis Colts&#8217; Michael Pittman Jr. caused a concussion. 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