Giants kicker penalized for kicking ... to the face

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Look, being a kicker has to be a tough gig. The risk-reward ratio is more of a chasm for kickers than any other player. And yet they're still disrespected by pretty much everyone, from coaches to teammates to media to fans. So you can understand why a kicker might want to prove that, hey, he can be just as tough as anybody out there on the field.

Giants kicker Josh Brown decided to get in on a scrum, and being a kicker, he wasn't having a whole lot of impact on the pile. But the Rams' Cody Davis violated every rule of the stable by approaching a kickin' type from the back, and Brown made him pay with a kick to the face. The result? A 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty, which might just be the first time a kicker has earned that particular flag.

Video: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/giants-kicker-penalized-for-kicking-----to-the-face-215040295.html

Thoughts?

 

[Webster]

Just when I thought the NFL couldn't do anything more stupid....

 

[DrLeftover]

He's got his head buried in the pile, how could he even see who he was kicking.

Dumb stunt, dumb penalty.

Reminds me why I gave up watching the sport at all levels years ago.

 

[Webster]

He's got his head buried in the pile, how could he even see who he was kicking.

Dumb stunt, dumb penalty.

Reminds me why I gave up watching the sport at all levels years ago.

*deadpans* They don't call the NFL the "no fun league" for nothing, Doc..