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11-24-2010, 06:20 AM
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on his team: "They're going to protect one another when someone's been wronged. That's just human nature."



The new get-tough NFL now has established the price of sucker-punching a starting quarterback long after a play ends. If you are willing to pay $25,000, step right up and take your shot.

That was, in effect, what league officials decided when they fined Oakland defensive tackle Richard Seymour that amount for punching quarterback Ben Roethlisberger long after rookie Emmanuel Sanders caught his 22-yard touchdown pass Sunday...........

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Mike Tomlin did not want to comment on Seymour's fine, but he did have something to say about how his players responded. They included an open-hand slap to Seymour's face by guard Chris Kemoeatu, who was penalized for it, and injured reserve member Willie Colon charged onto the field in street clothes.............. :chuckle:


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