odd case of unnecessary roughness
GARTH De FELICE, who landed a strong right jab and then a well-placed tackle to Kenneth Darby of the St. Louis Rams.
Kenneth Darby of the St. Louis Rams learned an important lesson Sunday, you don’t mess with a ref.
By John Charles Reedburg
This is embarrassing.
You don’t mess with the ref. This point was made more than clear by referee GARTH De FELICE, who landed a strong right jab and then a well-placed tackle to Kenneth Darby of the St. Louis Rams.
The Rams faced San Francisco at home on Sunday and it was a scoreless game with 5:41 left in the first quarter when Darby caught a pass up the middle, then turned around to run right into DeFelice. All I know is, DeFelice must be one pretty tough guy to punch Darby’s face mask, then brush off a hit like it didn’t even phase him.
The video below shows the tackle, which is a lot less interesting then the photo above, clearly showing DeFelice landing a sturdy punch to Darby’s facemask.
After having one of their players laid out by a ref, the Rams tried to regain their dignity by beating the 49ers, but choked late in the game, losing with a final score of 17-16.
The ref’s hit was oddly reminiscent of a college football game earlier in the season when a referee lined up South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia. Is it just me, or are referees getting a lot more bold?
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