content.usatoday.com - 10/15/2009
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If you watched Sunday's Patriots-Broncos game , perhaps you recall a perplexing taunting penalty called against New England S Brandon Meriweather in the fourth quarter. Meriweather made contact with Denver WR Eddie Royal near the sideline while trying to break up what proved to be an incomplete ...
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Mike Pereira, vice president of NFL officiating, explained
the ruling on NFL Network's NFL Total Access on...
Wednesday night. While stressing that Meriweather did taunt Royal, Pereira said the official was actually flagging the safety for a helmet-to-helmet hit on the defenseless receiver but ...
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[NFL] NFL Officials Explain Fishy Call Against Patriots
mkrob.com - 10/17/2009
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The NFL announced that New England Patriots safety
Brandon Meriweather was fined for a penalty last Sunday...
in their 20-17 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos. Meriweather was fined $7,500 for unnecessarily taunting an opponent. Meriweather was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after ...
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Patriots S Brandon Meriweather Fined $7,500 For Taunting
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... Herald Patriots Notebook: Sebastian Vollmer ready to fill in for Matt Light if needed; Belichick 'feistily' disputed the notion that the Titans could be overlooked because of their 0-5 record; Seau explains his "Buddy, Buddy" nickname.
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The Huddle (USA Today) Mike Pereira clarifies 'fishy' taunting penalty against Brandon Meriweather.
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[NFL] NFL Officials Explain Fishy Call Against Patriots
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... Pereira said the official was actually flagging the safety for a helmet-to-helmet hit on the defenseless receiver but away from the play and out of camera view, the back judge actually penalized Meriweather for the taunt. After a conference, the head linesman determined there was no helmet-to-helmet hit; that penalty was waved off, thus causing the taunting penalty to take effect. "It sure did make it look -- fishy," Pereira admitted for viewers.
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