Wilfork Fined for Losman Hit

ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli is reporting that New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork $12,500 for his late hit on Bills quarterback J.P. Losman on the first play of last Sunday.  Losman’s knee was injured on a low hit that Wilfork is adamant was not intentional.  Upon further review of the replay, it seems clear that Wilfork was blocked into Losman, though Bills fans continue to cry foul.  The hit was penalized 15  yards as an illegal late hit, and Losman left the game shortly afterward.  Losman is not expected to start this week.

Though Losman’s knee will thankfully not require surgery and is only sprained, that has not stopped the media from piling on Wilfork and calling him a dirty player, especially in Buffalo.  While you can understand the frustration of losing your starting QB for any amount of time during the season, berating a player in the media as a dirty player when he has never shown any propensity for dirty play in the past is just unnecessary and mean.   The play in question doesn’t look like the type of play where a tackle is looking to injure a QB, so everyone should just lay off Wilfork already.

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2007

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