re: Deshazor Everett Suspended for Targeting

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He got flagged for hitting a defenseless WR ...the hit was unnecessary in my opinion. He had time to pull up. So I agree with the flag but not suspension however

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this. Others disagree and I think it's close but I do think he had time to pull out of that hit. But per the rules that isn't targeting either way.

Btw, an easy way to define targeting on a play like this is if the receiver had caught the ball, would it still have been a penalty. If not, then it clearly isn't targeting.