The Denver Broncos are pleased Kareem Jackson's four-game suspension was cut in half, but some of his teammates still contend the NFL is making an example out of the hard-hitting safety by punishing what was actually a clean hit though it looked much worse on the field.
Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave, rear, is hit by Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Jackson was penalized for the hit and disqualified …ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
Jackson is also expected to be fined a fifth time this season for violations of the league’s unnecessary roughness rules. His first four fines have totaled nearly $90,000. “K-Jack has been one of the best players in this league. The guy has played 14 years. He knows how to play the right way,” Wilson said. “It’s unfortunate for our football team because he’s such a leader. And I thought he hit with his shoulder that time and I know the other hits were maybe a little , but I think that one was a good football hit.
Simmons said NFL players are some of the world’s greatest athletes, but it’s impossible once a defender commits to a strike zone to adjust in milliseconds when the ball carrier slips or ducks at the last moment. He complained about what he called a lack of clarity and direction from the league regarding its stringent safety rules, noting a defensive back’s role in particular is to either pick off the pass or separate the ball from the receiver.Also, Simmons took issue with the letter Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, wrote to Jackson in issuing the original suspension.
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