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Cleaning Up Dirty Football Letter to the Editor: Washington Post - Saturday, November 9, 2002; Page A24 Fans of the National Football League should cheer Commissioner Paul Tagliabue's determined actions
to eliminate excessive violence ["Tagliabue Emphasizes Safety to Coaches," Sports, Nov. 4].
The commissioner knows when he sees dirty football, as receivers repeatedly
have been knocked senseless by the crown of a spearing defender's helmet.
Recently officials have been quicker to flag, and Mr. Tagliabue has been
quicker to fine players for these malicious hits. Yet the commissioner also
suspects that these hits may be condoned and even expected by coaches. If
that is the case, he must halt such habits before season-ending injuries,
concussions and seizures turn into catastrophic career-ending trauma,
paralysis or even death.
Fans love hard hits, and that's fine if they're clean. It's part of football. But
dirty play has no place in any game that we call a sport, and fans should get
behind the commissioner as he works to clean up the NFL.
Shawn McCarthy Tagliabue Emphasizes Safety to Coaches ### The mission of League of Fans is to improve sports by working as a sports industry watchdog to increase awareness of the industry's relationship to society, expose irresponsible business practices, ensure fan accountability, and encourage the sports industry to contribute to societal well-being. The League of Fans website is at: http://www.leagueoffans.org.
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