Is DeAngelo Hall allowed to say that?

September 22, 2011
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DeAngelo Hall was credited with 95 tackles last season, 25 more than in any of his first seven seasons in the NFL, but are we sure a cornerback is the best spokesman for the ethics of hitting? Hall made waves Wednesday saying he would target Tony Romo's ribs, Felix Jones' shoulder and presumably any other existing injuries the Cowboys bring to Monday's game. Is that just football?

  • "Hall's going to hit Romo in the ribs? Hall couldn't hit his way out of a wet paper bag." -- SN commenter Rod_in_Atlanta

  • "People can say 'it's good old football' if they want, but I've always had a problem with this since I was in high school. Targeting a specific body part to cause/worsen serious injury isn't consistent with the concept of sportsmanship." -- SN commenter davin93

Did DeAngelo Hall say anything wrong?

More from Hall: "If you know something's wrong with an opponent, you're going to try to target in on that. We're going to try to definitely get as many hits on that team as possible."

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Does it matter when it happens?

What Hall talked about were things that happen between the whistles, but just about everyone has heard the horror stories of what happens in the pile after the whistle.

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Are head injuries a different story?

What if a Giants player said he hoped Michael Vick played so he could hit him extra hard and try to knock him out of the game with another concussion?

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Are fake injuries worse than real ones?

The NFL announced some potential harsh punishments for faking injuries, as the Giants were accused of doing last week?

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