Cowboys' Williams fined for 'horse-collar' tackle

kcudah posted 9/29/2007 from sports.espn.go.com [flag]

Dallas strong safety Roy Williams, whose persistent employment of the so-called "horse-collar" tackle led to the NFL's 2005 ban of the dangerous maneuver, has been fined $12,500 by the league for using the illegal technique in the Cowboys' win at Chicago last Sunday night. [link]

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Roy Williams Fined for Horse-Collar Tackle
Published 9/29/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Now Williams has been fined $12,500 for the tackle, on which he dragged down Bears tight end Desmond Clark. The tackle on Clark was the first time Williams had been flagged for a horse-collar tackle, although last year he was fined $10,000 for doing it to Giants running back Tiki Barber. ...

Williams fined for horse-collar tackle
Published 9/29/2007 at NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... on a blatant horse-collar move late in the second quarter of the game, drawing a 15-yard personal foul penalty. Source: ESPN.com Related: , ...

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