Philadelphia’s Jenkins fined for hit on Matt Ryan
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins(notes) (97) sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan(notes) (2) in the first quarter of an NFL football game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/John Amis)
FLOWERY BRANCH — Philadelphia defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins confirmed to the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was fined $15,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday on Matt Ryan.
”You can punch somebody and only get fined $10,000,” Jenkins said. “You do an honest mistake, it’s not like I launched at him …”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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Mr. Swamp People
September 21st, 2011
8:28 pm
that was a clean hit, open your eyes WHO DAT
FalconFan
September 21st, 2011
8:31 pm
If you look at it, he did clink Ryan in the helmet when he hit him. I was like WTF! come on Refs!
Tana
September 21st, 2011
8:32 pm
If it’s worthy of a fine…it should have been called as a personal foul.
Tana
September 21st, 2011
8:32 pm
I dont think clink is the word.
InYourFace
September 21st, 2011
8:36 pm
Funny how the refs missed this one, but they managed to catch the Maclin hit….
7thWard
September 21st, 2011
8:45 pm
I would fight that one.
Mr. Swamp People
September 21st, 2011
8:46 pm
FAILCONS fans, stop being homers, that was a CLEAN hit!
IceFan
September 21st, 2011
8:52 pm
Nice work refs. The penalty was obvious to the announcers and everyone watching the game…except you blind morons
Mr. Swamp People
September 21st, 2011
8:53 pm
The GA Justice system is pathetic, that was a CLEAN hit, and u know it! WHO DAT
ATL_98
September 21st, 2011
8:54 pm
how about the refs start getting fined for missed calls! if they are gonna be tic tack on 1 team, they should be the same way for the opposing team. also, the safety for the eagles led with his helmet on roddy white…he should be fined too! im about to start snitching on all of em!
InYourFace
September 21st, 2011
9:09 pm
Swamp People- Stop being a troll, you are a moron
Edward
September 21st, 2011
9:11 pm
The ref didn’t call a penalty Look who’s Commissioner.
@king_of_peons
September 21st, 2011
9:32 pm
Clean hit? Not allowed you morons. I agree Duntas hit was brutal but what about Samual on roddy helmet to helmet no call. It rung his bell but he dealt with it.
jerry
September 21st, 2011
9:37 pm
There is an unwritten rule for the Bluebloods of the NFL and another one for the johnny-come-lately peons.
The Falcon Levee
September 21st, 2011
9:54 pm
Mr. Swamp People,
Shut up and go away or I’m going to drain your swamp!
FreeDunta!
September 21st, 2011
10:08 pm
I’m a Falcons fan. That was a clean hit, as was Dunta’s. Let them play! Let them play! Let them play!
Jay
September 21st, 2011
10:13 pm
Who knew Eagles fans were such puskatores.
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:14 pm
Yeah I like that Smash Mouth football…..lol……. they was all clean hits on both sides !
reddog
September 21st, 2011
10:15 pm
Which will take longer? A Falcons Championship or Troy Davis execution?
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:16 pm
heres to more clean hits upcoming…..expecially when we play the Aints ! Cheers !
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:18 pm
Thats another side of the Street Red, leave it over there, this is Sports
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:24 pm
One Day they gonna have the players wearing short skirts and tote flowers to each other instead of playing football as its suppose to be played, very sad with all the fines !
waynester
September 21st, 2011
10:26 pm
Enter your comments here
Jimmy
September 21st, 2011
10:28 pm
Jenkins should not have been fined.
It could have been flagged…SHOULD HAVE been flagged.
But this is football.
If you are going to play tackle…helmet to helmet contact WILL HAPPEN.
You cannot…CANNOT…judge intention.
Human eyes do not work fast enough to make these calls consistently.
Design a better helmet or start playing touch football.
waynester
September 21st, 2011
10:28 pm
D Led
will you please see if my post on technology made it through?
Jimmy
September 21st, 2011
10:30 pm
Actually, if Maclin hadn’t braced for impact…squatting in fear…there would have been no helmet to helmet contact. Also…when DR hits the guy…his feet were on the ground. They came off when he bounced off Maclin. So he didn’t actually “launch”. So…Maclin took three steps and braced for impact. He was a RUNNER and not a DEFENSELESS RECEIVER. If his feet were on the ground when he makes contact…he DID NOT LAUNCH. Therefore, the helmet to helmet contact is allowed under the rules.
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:35 pm
Next, we will have the other team looking at whos hurt, where at, whether they playing in the game or not so they can key in on the injured area to knock em out of game, ha!
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:39 pm
I can see fines and suspension if players are out for blood on someone, but they need to let em play, but indeed protect the QB back in the Pocket but if he starts to run hes fair game as it being good QB,s are scarce as it is in the NFL.
waynester
September 21st, 2011
10:40 pm
These problems can easily be remedied by the league through technology and the empowerment of the replay official to “throw the yellow flag” from the booth on obvious infractions not caught by the on-field crew. Giving the HCoach the ability to toss out the red flag for missed calls as well as botched calls would be another helpful option. My other major gripe with the NFL’s technophobia involves ball placement. A smart chip in the footballs themselves, coupled with sensors beneath the playing field, along the side, goal and end zones would eliminate doubt and insure fairness. In a multi-billion $$ sport, it’s beyond me why these simple and inexpensive changes haven’t already been implemented…..
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:48 pm
Yeah, and when that day comes they will be playing with Terminators out there instead of Humans…some of them guys are so big they looking like Teminators now…..lol…yah gotta love it…..let em play Football !
Jon
September 21st, 2011
10:50 pm
I saw the hit live and thought it was going to be an immediate penalty. Slowed down it looked even worse. I can’t believe Chris Collinsworth didn’t jump up out of his chair after this hit, but he did on the Dunta hit. That guy is a clown.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
September 21st, 2011
10:51 pm
How about forgetting about fining everyone, and just call the damn things during the game when it matters..I’d rather have had the 15 yrds than him pay 15K.
The lights just dimmed..I guess that Troy Davis!
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:52 pm
lol and if it gets any more violent out there than it was this past week they will be throwing led at one another next ! Good ole Smashmouth Football….gotta love it !
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
10:58 pm
yeah The Birds could have used 15 back but they survived it
waynester
September 21st, 2011
11:00 pm
Michael M
C’MON….
The style of argument you’re using is the same that some people use for gun control, etc. “well, if you let people have guns, why not atomic bombs?”…. the league has dragged it’s collective feet about implementing new technologies that would level the playing field for everyone. On any given Sunday, one game will have an excellent officiating crew while another will have a bunch of “Mr Magoos” who miss calls all day long, with no recourse for the coaches to challenge them. We’ve finally got the league to accept instant replay and booth reviews are now routine. Why not take the next step and make teams getting screwed to the tune of Million$ just because the league doesn’t want to butt heads with the Umpires’ union…
waynester
September 21st, 2011
11:02 pm
*correction
“keep teams from being screwed”…
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:12 pm
yeah you have good point on that one….. guess I am just old school with Football, don’t want the Game to get too soft, like Volleyball or something. I just like to see em play it as forefathers played it.
charles
September 21st, 2011
11:13 pm
lol is Abraham getting fined for that massive roughing the passer on Kafka???
TrishaDishaWarEagle
September 21st, 2011
11:17 pm
@michael m.
Me too, i wish defenses could tee off like Jack Tatum..
BUT since the league has installed wimpy rules, I’d at least rather see them enforced with yardage , so that it actually matters, than a fine which really doesn’t matter since they are all muti milllionaires anyway..that 15k is probably just one less gawdy blingy trashy piece of jewelry to most players..
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:18 pm
Technology can be a disadvantage in some things though. Think Pro Football has advanced far enough, you have the new equipment, all the Camera angles, replay, reviews, challenges, flags everywhere, fines ,penalties…..need I say more ?
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:23 pm
To be truthful if they really wanted to stop the unclean hits so to speak, they could pass a majority vote rule amongst the Players all around the NFL that if a player is flagged on a so called dirty hit its a automatic 25 yard penalty added on at the spot of the foul . I guarantee that would clean it up in a hurry !
Delbert D.
September 21st, 2011
11:25 pm
Maybe football will eventually have an integrated shoulder pads and helmet unit. The players would look like Buzz Lightyear.
Alpha23
September 21st, 2011
11:28 pm
As soon as it happened, I yelled at the TV, but alas, to no avail!!!!
Sterling
September 21st, 2011
11:30 pm
Its funny how i see Aints fans and eagles fans on a atlanta blog site. Going out of your way to hate is pathetic!
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:32 pm
heard on NFL network one of Atlanta’s old cornerbacks has stated he was going to be keying off on Tony Romo’s rib injury when they play….. now thats grounds for suspension right there and a steep fine!
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:36 pm
Can’t remember his name though .
Master Reynolds
September 21st, 2011
11:45 pm
you falcon fans are a pathetic bunch. no super bowl, no championships, no class, and your quarterback is overrated.
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:51 pm
yes Master……lol
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:52 pm
your popcorn must have burned…….lol
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:54 pm
we got the NFC South Title last year, we got the NFC championship from the 1998 Team , we got 3 past winning seasons….. I believe we doing pretty darn good !
Michael M.
September 21st, 2011
11:59 pm
Not all Falcon Fans are created equal I guess thats what you was implying there Mr Master…..lol
Supes
September 22nd, 2011
12:05 am
clean hit my a&&…can’t believe it wasn’t a penalty in the game but the refs were very much one sided turning a blind eye and picking on our D instead.
helmet to helmet and drove Ryan into the ground….PENALTY and DIRTY HIT.
Fraking Eagles…how does that Loss Taste???
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
12:11 am
I said it before I say it again ……The Birds had to contend with both the Eagles and the Referees Sunday night and still whipped them
A Close one coming down in the Bay, Atlanta Falcons 31>>>>>Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28
Great Falconi
September 22nd, 2011
12:59 am
Asomugha smacked Roddy helmet-to-helmet and didn’t get fined, eh?
BipolarFalcon
September 22nd, 2011
2:03 am
What Dante Robinson did was honest mistake too.
Samuel
September 22nd, 2011
6:01 am
Who ever thinks that was a clean hit is stupid, plain and simple.
wayne
September 22nd, 2011
6:47 am
Officials will all ways miss calls just like the pass we intercepted but didn’t since it hit the ground. I grew up watching pro football in the 60’s a those guys took the hits and knew it was a part of their job on Sunday. The game is not the same and it s**ks. Watch a college game and you’ll see hits and no flags or fines.
Old White Haired Man
September 22nd, 2011
7:28 am
maclin dropped that ball cuz he knew dunta wuz gonna tag this azz again…
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
7:29 am
Raheem Morris: Falcons And Bucs Don’t Like One Another
That may be an understatement.
Another thriller in da making
Atlanta by a Fieldgoal in a sea saw battle down in the Bay
Ivan
September 22nd, 2011
7:43 am
“Mr. Swamp People
September 21st, 2011
8:53 pm
The GA Justice system is pathetic, that was a CLEAN hit, and u know it! WHO DAT”
———–
Holy crap! No I didn’t know that! Who knew the “GA Justice system” was responsible for NFL Player disciplinaries!!?
FalconDawg
September 22nd, 2011
7:50 am
You are so right, Michael M. The Bucs game scares me!
FalconDawg
September 22nd, 2011
7:51 am
Hopefully Todd Mc’s return will stabilize the o-line.
Ivan
September 22nd, 2011
7:54 am
“A Close one coming down in the Bay, Atlanta Falcons 31>>>>>Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28″
I just don’t see it that close. Falcons play all four quarters, and win by 14
joe white
September 22nd, 2011
8:26 am
Mr.Swamp i agree it was a clean hit, however the rule is no helmet to helmet so a call should have been made due to the rules. However glad the nfl did fine him cause duante hit not helmet but he lunched for a tackle
Ugaking
September 22nd, 2011
8:55 am
It wasn’t a clean hit. It was helmet to helmet. If the NFL is going call these sorts of penelties, they must be consistent. Should have been flagged in game for a personal foul.
G
September 22nd, 2011
9:40 am
@Michael M. It was D. Hall that said that about Romo. I disagree though about the suspension and fine. If Romo is healthy enough to play then D. Hall can go after whatever he wants. To play with an injury and expect people to cater to it is BUSH League.
Jimmy Crack
September 22nd, 2011
10:27 am
DOL, I’ll finish the comment by Jenkins…
“It’s just funny to me that you can throw a punch and not be fined that much,” he said. “In fact, I should’ve just gone up and punched the stew out of him and gotten fined less.”
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dneagles/Eagles-Jenkins-Fined-15k-for-Hit.html
PMC
September 22nd, 2011
10:34 am
Eagles fans are hilarious, good luck doing anything in the playoffs with a defense that can’t stop anything run or pass in the red zone. It’s not happening. Great team and QB coach you have there, too bad they can’t do anything in January either.
PMC
September 22nd, 2011
10:35 am
What Dunta Robinson did was just bad football period. Awful technique. Generally bad play all around.
Bob Berry to Cannonball Butler
September 22nd, 2011
10:56 am
Yeah, Maclin dropped that ball on 4th down.
And it won the game.
You know why he dropped that ball. Sure you do.
See what happens when you decide to hit somebody, vanGoober
PMC
September 22nd, 2011
11:01 am
Maclin dropped the ball because it hit him in the upper part of his arm.
Calvin
September 22nd, 2011
11:04 am
They used the wrong picture. There was another hit that was much worse than this.
ASHCAN.
September 22nd, 2011
11:13 am
I don’t understand why this AJC bunch always create useless blogs about nothing.
godoggo
September 22nd, 2011
11:20 am
Great comment:
Michael M. / September 21st, 2011 / 10:24 pm /
One Day they gonna have the players wearing short skirts and tote flowers to each other instead of playing football as its suppose to be played !
My comment:
I was Very fortunate to spend a few years around some old-school NFL/AFL players @ UF in College……
I remember some stories the infamous “Conrad Dolber” told me…..How he would get into the head of the player at the start of the game…..talking about their Wife, Momma, etc…..then when he was in the pile, the fun began….poking eyes, gouging ears, twisting noses…..then giving em a “nutter”…..
Those days are over with 50 cameras, HD, and new rules………long live the Dobler !
Jerry Glanville
September 22nd, 2011
11:49 am
I love smash mouth football! I’ll quit leaving tickets for Elvis at will call if this turns into a touch football league….
falconsrus
September 22nd, 2011
11:51 am
Falcons stood claw to claw with Eagles and preyed on em
Day 1 Falcon
September 22nd, 2011
12:14 pm
then why didn’t it post????????????????
Carlton
September 22nd, 2011
12:21 pm
”You can punch somebody and only get fined $10,000,” Jenkins said. “You do an honest mistake, it’s not like I launched at him …”
Yeah Cullen, it’s also not like you got penalized for it during the game either. If that was Tom Brady’s beautiful face in that helmet, Jenkins would’ve been fined $25,000 and probably thrown out the game
Season Ticker Holder
September 22nd, 2011
12:27 pm
At game speed, it looked like a good hit. Only when the replay was shown in slow motion did the fan in the dome react. If I were Cullen Jenkins, I would contest this fine.
The Ghost of Norm Van Brocklin
September 22nd, 2011
12:32 pm
What does 15k mean to him?
Could you do some extra research and tell us how much he makes, then that will put 15k into perspective.
Example – If I am paid 50k per year, and I get fined 5 bucks, so what?
How much is 15k to this guy? Is it a real fine or is it a joke?
G
September 22nd, 2011
1:29 pm
Im done with you Dled. You will never let my posts go through. I hope we get a new beat writer in the near future.
CGD..
September 22nd, 2011
1:34 pm
Fal-cons on the road play much worse with crowd noise against them..
Tampa by 3…
Bird Dawg Country
September 22nd, 2011
1:36 pm
Good, I’m glad the league caught that one. Too bad the refs didn’t on Sunday night. Could’ve been pivotal.
CGD..
September 22nd, 2011
1:36 pm
Patty Ice is hurt? Go figure with that line? What else is news today?
Blitz the frack outta of this dude, he’ll cough it up with that bad knee…
CGD..
September 22nd, 2011
1:38 pm
Thanks Andy.. Should be 2-0 dude.. blew another challenge? You are the worst at it my man..
Bird Dawg Country
September 22nd, 2011
1:49 pm
CGD
——————–>I’m pointing at scoreboard….hehehehehehehe
Dennis
September 22nd, 2011
1:53 pm
Now, the other two igglets need to be fined as well.
Really
September 22nd, 2011
2:13 pm
TO Bob Berry to Cannonball Butler:
You said the Falcons were going to “get shredded by 50″ by the iggles.
As if that weren’t inane enough, you promised that you were done with the Falcons and were going to become a Jaguars fan.
How about making that a reality? See ya.
P.S. Butler wasn’t a receiver.
nateslice
September 22nd, 2011
2:22 pm
CLEAN TEA RIGHT!!!! what adout that call on abe now that was a REALLY BAD CALL
Skeptical
September 22nd, 2011
3:17 pm
Idiots…NOT a clean hit NO helmet to helmet hits are allowed on the QB…period. Should have been a PF. Agree with fine, Jenkins should shut up. $15k is tip money for these guys. He probably shoved more than that into a garter at Cheeta after the game.
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
3:28 pm
Great post>>>>>>godoggo
September 22nd, 2011
11:20 am
That was decades ago when he played, now he was one !
Though I was just a kid when he played !
ATL Observer
September 22nd, 2011
3:30 pm
If you don’t think this was a fineable hit, then the hit on Maclin wasn’t fineable either. To want to fine one and not the other is an untenable position logically.
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
3:39 pm
Ryans sore knee is minor, its sort of like what I had last Fall out cutting trees up for Firewood, it would hurt a little bit and made me limp a little but as far as keeping me from doing what I had to do….was no problem. Took me about 2 months before the pain was all gone. No big deal !
G
September 22nd, 2011
3:42 pm
15,000 isnt tip money to these people. 15,000 is 31% of his salary for the week.
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
3:47 pm
Haaaaa ! Some of you should be in the Funny Papers ! Yeah …….they all clean hits unless they are on your Teams Players, then you get on here and whine and cry about it ! Now that is just being whimpy !
Forget about whats Past and look forward to this Sunday’s Edition of ” Clean and Bad Hits: week 3 “
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
3:51 pm
Still Got The Birds winning a back n forth Battle down in da Bay !
Atlanta 31>>>>>> Tampa Bay 28
Michael M.
September 22nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Turner da Burner breakin out on a big run too down towards that Goal Post again…..lol
CGD..
September 22nd, 2011
4:12 pm
TB coach came right out and said they don’t like the Falcons and vise versa?
This should be very interesting..Hey NBC or who ever is covering the game make sure you have enough angles covered around the ball and player this weekend please….man…
Yea his knee should be okay if Mr Baker was not blocking his blind side..But now the opponents know and may put focus on targeting that area? Im just saying…
Falcons just seem different on the road away from the Dome? We’ll just have to see if they can step up.. Giving up 31 per game is not going to cut the mustard..
Stink Bomber
September 22nd, 2011
9:12 pm
The smile on my face says don’t let the dome door hit you in yo A S S Mikey as you leave Mattahhhh’s HOUSE………….
falcon2012
September 22nd, 2011
10:28 pm
@mr.swamp people: hope you’ll enjoy that clean hit that “THE PREDATOR” puts on drew
Wil
September 23rd, 2011
12:02 am
At full speed it looked dirty.
Savannah Seer
September 23rd, 2011
10:06 am
Hey Swampy, it was a clean hit that cost your guy $15K. Maybe your upset at that FACT and should pay the fine for him. That would be nice…very nice of you to do.