Steve Smith: Saints player admitted he targeted me

[polamalubeast]

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith wasn't surprised at all when the New Orleans Saints' bounty program came to light this offseason. The longtime NFC South rival said he's "always known" Gregg Williams' defenses try to hurt opposing players.



"I actually had an altercation with a guy who told me firsthand," Smith said Tuesday on NFL.com's "Dave Dameshek Football Program," although he didn't name the Saints player. "I was going out of bounds, and the guy went for my ankle. I said, 'Hey, man, cut that out.' He's like, 'Well, we get fined if we don't go after your legs when you go out of bounds.' ... And actually this past year, this last game when we played them, I had a little conversation with Gregg Williams. ... He took responsibility, he was saying it wasn't right, but that's who he was."


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[smokin3000gt]

Well then if that's who he is, then there sense in bringing him back into the league. People never change.

[ALLD]

That was a hit to the head on Steve Smith after he crossed into the EZ. Now if that was a Steeler giving the head shot there would be every talking head trying to get the team banned from the NFL.

[SMR]

That was a hit to the head on Steve Smith after he crossed into the EZ. Now if that was a Steeler giving the head shot there would be every talking head trying to get the team banned from the NFL.

YEP!

[steeldevil]

I remember seeing that last year. I was AMAZED Smith didn't immediately go after the Saints player. Normally he is very quick to start something or retaliate. Those little guys have a lot of fire in them sometimes. Smith sure does I know that.

[fansince'76]

That was a hit to the head on Steve Smith after he crossed into the EZ. Now if that was a Steeler giving the head shot there would be every talking head trying to get the team banned from the NFL.

Speaking of which, does anyone else remember the unflagged and unfined helmet-to-helmet hit by a Saints player on Hines Ward when we played them in 2010? And you're absolutely right - if that would have been a Steeler (namely Clark), every media talking head would have made a HUGE stink out of it, and Goodell would have instituted his usual bullshit knee-jerk "discipline."

My bad, there actually was a flag on the play - on Ward:

[86WARD]

I remember it.

Smith is putting himself in a position now where he will have to talk to the league in regards to the name of the player...

[ALLD]

It's a conspiracy where the league selects who it wants to discipline based on favoritism. The flag on Ward should have been a red flag.

[Chidi29]

It's a conspiracy where the league selects who it wants to discipline based on favoritism. The flag on Ward should have been a red flag.

You guys have fun with your conspiracies that the league is plotting against the Steelers.

I'm going to go focus on reality.