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Shutdown Corner: Players say Hines Ward, Albert Haynesworth are dirtiest in NFL
Music City Miracles: Vince Young was the only QB to get a vote for dirtiest player in the NFL... what?
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Well, duh. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/04/dirty/index.html 2 days ago |
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No surprise here, the dirtiest player in the NFL #steelers Ward http://tinyurl.com/yc289um #bengals can confirm that 20 days ago |
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It's official. Peers named Hines Ward the dirtiest player in NFL! http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/11/04/dirty/index.html 20 days ago |
Players say Hines Ward, Albert Haynesworth are dirtiest in NFL
Shutdown Corner —
Is Hines Ward(notes) simply a guy who likes to play hard or a cheap shot artist? According to NFL players, it's the latter. Sports Illustrated asked 296 players who they thought was the dirtiest player in the league and the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver was a resounding victor, earning nearly double the votes of the next highest player. I was always on Ward's side when it came to the dirty/hard argument, but his block on Keith Rivers last year swayed me to the other side. It's a gray area though; if Ward ...
Vince Young was the only QB to get a vote for dirtiest player in the NFL... what?
Music City Miracles —
Vince Young was the only QB to get a vote for dirtiest player in the NFL... what?
I have absolutely no idea why that happened... was the voter a USC defender or something? How does a QB even get labeled as dirty?
(note: This link is in the morning links ...
NFL's Dirtiest Player: Hines Ward
SportsFilter —
NFL's Dirtiest Player: Hines Ward : A survey of 296 NFL players conducted by Sports Illustrated finds that the NFL's dirtiest player is Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. "That's what he's known for," Cincinnati Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe said. "He's a blind-side guy." The rest of the top 5 are Washington defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, Miami linebacker Joey Porter, Cincinatti safety Roy Williams and Tennessee center Kevin Mawae. ...
Ward, Polamalu among NFL’s dirtiest players? Really?
NFL Touchdown —
... It’s ironic that Steelers WR Hines Ward was named the NFL’s dirtiest player in an anonymous poll of NFL players. After all, Ward is the most personable, fan-friendly player on the Steelers’ roster. ...
Pregame Zone Blitz: Steelers at Broncos
Behind the Steel Curtain —
... "It's hard to sit there and tell everybody it's a violent sport but tone it down a little. When I go across the middle, those guys aren't going to tackle me softly and lay me down to the ground. That's not football. I find it ironic that now you see a receiver delivering blows, and it's an issue. But I haven't changed. I've been doing it this way for 11 years." - Hines Ward ...
BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack-Game Day Edition
Behind the Steel Curtain —
... the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, and neglects to talk about the Steelers. Between the Sports Illustrated article earlier in the season and examples like this interview it really seems that Jerome is making a point to distance himself from the organization in his new profession.
XIV-I know this whole issue has been beaten to death, but seriously my only comment is that you can stomp on someone's face, you can take cheap shots at a quarterback's knees but Hines Ward is the dirtiest ...
Glendale’s Incognito gets dubious distinction in player poll
Fanster.com —
... Another poll conducted by Sports Illustrated in their November 10th issue, asked 296 NFL players the same question, and Incognito ranked 7th in that poll. ...
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DGDB&D: a Texans blog. —
... Don’t blame the refs for this shit. Yes, the late hit on Cushing and horse collar tackle were horse shit calls, but Bulman could have easily been busted for a tripping call and Antonio Smith could have gotten worse for his kidney punch (although it was probably deserved as Kevin Mawae is considered one of the dirtiest players in the NFL). ...
