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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
Except that wasn't the crown of the helmet he hit him with.
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Except that it was. His crown of his helmet is buried in his chest and his facemask is on the ball right below. Break it down and look at the stills, you can see it.
A player delivering a blow like this is at great risk of breaking his own neck due to axial loading, which is one of the main reasons why this hit is illegal.
I suspect there are some supervisors such as Bill Carollo that are saying this is not a foul because they don't deem it to be targeting. I don't know how one can draw that conclusion after reading the printed guidelines as to what targeting is but it is what it is. I have a strong feeling if this were to have been called targeting, it would have been supported at least by Redding.