postgameheroes.com - 10/20/2008
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Dagger of PGH leads a discussion on whether Hines Ward's hit on Keith Rivers deserves a fine.
HINES WARD, MIKE TOMLIN DON’T UNDERSTAND NFL FINES
profootballtalk.com 10/14/2008 — Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been fined for unnecessary roughness after each of Pittsburgh’s last two games, and both he and coach Mike Tomlin say they don’t understand what he did wrong.
“I don’t understand, if you ...
Ward Objects
steelersgab.com 10/15/2008 — Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward says that he is going to appeal a set of fines handed down by the NFL that will lighten his wallet by 15-thousand dollars. Ward was fined five thousand dollars for hurtling a player along the Baltimore sidelines in an overtime in at Heinz Field and another ...
HINES WARD FINED $5,000 FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
profootballtalk.com 10/19/2008 — Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness during Pittsburgh’s September 29 game against the Ravens.
Ward says he thinks he knows which hit drew the fine, but that he’s baffled that he’s getting ...
WARD HIT ENDS RIVERS’ SEASON
profootballtalk.com 10/19/2008 — Add Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers to the list of guys who’d like to kick Hines Ward’s ass.
A blindside block from the Steelers wideout on Sunday broke Rivers’ jaw, knocking him out for the game. According to Andrew Siciliano of ...
Keith Rivers is "probably" done for the season
cincyjungle.com 10/20/2008 — During the super-close game that required a late fourth quarter 16-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward from Byron Leftwich at the two minute mark, the Bengals' Keith Rivers had been absent from the game. On the fourth play of the game, Ben ...
Things That Hurt Your Face —
The Big Lead
Facial: Fast forward to 2:54 to see Jordan Farmar throw a nasty dunk down in the face of Chris Bosh. Farmar can sky for a little guy. Facial-related: Keith Rivers, a rookie LB on the Bengals out of USC, got his jaw broken on a brutal block by Hines Ward on Sunday.
Hines Ward is good at blocking —
Bleeding Green Nation
When teaching wide receivers how to block... coaches should show them tapes of the Steeler's Hines Ward. This is Ward's block on the Bengals Keith Rivers from this past weekend...
Rivers, a LB, had his jaw broken on that play .
I for one, can't wait to see Ward's blocking prowess on ...
Hines Ward with a huge hit on Keith Rivers —
Walker Sports
Hines Ward has a reputation as one of the hardest hitting receivers in football. Sunday afternoon against the lowly Cincinnati Bengals, he lived up to that reputation. Keith Rivers was absolutely destroyed on this play. He is likely out the rest of the season while he heals his wounds. But ...
Hines Ward, Toughest WR Ever —
F Juice.com
How hard do you have to block a defender to cause a broken jaw? Ask Hines Ward , who absolutely decleated Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers. FYI, Rivers is 2 inches taller and 35 pounds heavier than the scrappy WR.
Ward knocked Rivers down with a straight-up hit Sunday on the fourth play ...
Will Hines Get Fined Again? —
Intentional Foul
Last week, Troy Polamalu made the news when he lambasted the NFL for its hair-trigger fine policy. A big part of Polamalu’s complaint had to do with fines Hines Ward received for laying some crushing blocks, none of which warranted an in-game penalty. After yesterday’s game ...
Hines Ward knocks Keith Rivers out for a year —
Sports Crackle Pop
I definitely don’t want to get on Hines Ward’s bad side. He knocks people into next week. And if you are the Cincinnati Bengals rookie Keith Rivers you get knocked out until next year.
- Sports Crackle Pop invades Pittsburgh this weekend. Primanti Bros. here I come!
Bonus ...
I Hate You Hines Ward —
Sportaphile
Keith Rivers is on my fantasy team.
Keith Rivers scores a lot of points for me.
Keith Rivers is now out for the rest of the season because Hines Ward broke his jaw in 2 places with a helmet to helmet “block”.
[shout out to PFT for the video]
Hines Ward Bounty: $5 —
WhoDeyRevolution
That's it. It's getting fucking ridiculous. Hines Ward just took out Keith Rivers perhaps for the year says C Trent .
So we're starting a bounty on his head KSK style. I hate that prick with every fiber of my body.
Update: Hines has apparently been fined twice ...
Steelers 38, Bengals 10 —
The Steelyard
What is there to say? Another week, another crushing Hines Ward block on a defensive player (this one breaking the jaw of Bengals' rookie linebacker Keith Rivers , most likely ending his season), and another Steelers' victory over the Bengals. With the predicted victory, The Steelyard is now ...
Video: Mark Schlereth Calls Out The NFL For Being Hypocrites —
Sportaphile
Quick backstory.
The NFL fined Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for unnecessary roughness and Troy Polamalu came to his team mates defense saying the NFL doesn’t allow its players to be tough like in the old days.
To my surprise and enjoyment, former NFL player Mark Schlereth backed ...
