Despite all the corruption on and off the field, and the media's reliably obedient silence, Roger Goodell, the immensely wealthy and impassioned king of the Nero Fiddler's League, is the rat's The obvious question is whether to add a rotator cuff. On the state of pro football — no longer confused with college pro football.
It was exactly 13 seconds into last weekend's playoff game that the on-field mayhem took center stage on national television.
On the opening (“dynamic”) kickoff, the Texans' Kris Boyd roughly tackled the return man and threw his helmet across the field. This is the first 15-yard misconduct violation since 1998. Considering Boyd is 28 years old and a college student at Texas — thus he had time to learn the rules before immediately endangering his team on the first kickoff of a playoff game.
And Boyd's “celebration” of the tackle came after a 63-yard kick return, even if it was just a matter of enthusiasm for himself. You did it!
