Did you guys see Dante Wesley's hit on Clifton Smith? Feel free to check out the video footage here. The game was tied 7 to 7 with 10-seconds left until halftime. Carolina set up to punt the ball, kicked it, and with no chance to even catch the ball, Dante Wesley totally popped Clifton Smith.
Right after he was hit, Smith froze. He didn't move. It wasn't like, "Oh, man! That was a nice hit!" It was more like, "Oh, man! That guy needs to be kicked out of the game, and maybe suspended for a few." And that's exactly what happened.
Every time I watch the video clip, I feel the same way.
After the hit, the officials did a wonderful job keeping the game under control. Unlike the Pac-10 officials, and other college football officials, NFL refs actually know how to keep things under control.
(We all remember the Ducks very own Legarrette Blount, and their video which went viral last month, after Blount punched a BSU player in the face.)
Dante Wesley was promptly penalized for committing a personal foul, along with the regular catch interference. He was then ejected from the game.
In my opinion a hit like this is totally unnecessary. Clifton Smith could've been, and I am surprised that he wasn't, seriously injured. Lucky for Wesley, because had Smith not gotten up, and had he had to have been carted off the field, Wesley's situation could've been a lot worse.
Going back to the video, I think we'll all agree that the hit was definitely a cheap one. Yet, do you guys really think we'll hear about it again? The NFL should really look at cheap shots like these and ask themselves the question, "What should the penalty be? What should the penalty be off of the field, and outside of the yellow flag?"
Should Dante Wesley be suspended? Did Clifton Smith say something to deserve the hit? I'd have to go back and watch a video of the entire game to solve the mystery, but until then, I really think the NFL should look further into this cheap shot, to determine whether or not they'll suspend Dante Wesley.
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