Oakland Raiders Need to Cut Terdell Sands for Assault on Shane Lechler

It was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle that Terdell Sands punched Shane Lechler on the Oakland Raiders flight home from Denver on Nov. 23, 2008.  Amazingly, this incident, which bruised Lechler's face, is only being reported now.  I have no problem with the Raiders' penchant for secrecy; however, this assault should have come to light earlier because the Raiders should have implemented some disciplinary action against Sands.  Instead, Sands received no punishment or admonishment whatsoever.  Fights on the playing field, to an extent, are excusable since the players are in the heat of battle and tend to get caught up in the moment.  Plus, they are wearing pads and there are rarely injuries. However, this incident occurred on the team's flight home from the victory in Denver and was far removed from any "heat of battle" moment.  Contrast the Raiders' inaction with the actions of the Carolina Panthers.  When Steve Smith punched a teammate during ... (link)