Cam Newton
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:35 pm
Impressive performance, but his rookie record now has an asterisk.
An interception he threw was called back by a roughing the passer penalty - was deemed a legal hit by the NFL today, meaning the interception should have stood, and Newton should not have had the opportunity to continue the drive that ended in a TD pass to Steve Smith.
At the time, the penalty looked bogus - a shoulder pad to shoulder pad hit. Now confirmed.
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Well, coach Ken Whisenhunt was looking for clarification on the penalty flag thrown on cornerback Richard Marshall — the one play in which Marshall was called for unnecessary roughness when he hit quarterback Cam Newton shoulder-to-shoulder, forcing a throw that linebacker Daryl Washington intercepted. Not only did the Cards lose the turnover, but a couple plays later, Newton threw a touchdown pass to Steve Smith for a 14-7 halftime lead.
Marshall got the clarification. “NFL looked at my hit on cam newton from Sundays game and said it was legal. Happy to say I’m not getting fined, thanks” Marshall tweeted
An interception he threw was called back by a roughing the passer penalty - was deemed a legal hit by the NFL today, meaning the interception should have stood, and Newton should not have had the opportunity to continue the drive that ended in a TD pass to Steve Smith.
At the time, the penalty looked bogus - a shoulder pad to shoulder pad hit. Now confirmed.
http://blog.azcardinals.com/2011/09/14/ ... was-clean/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Well, coach Ken Whisenhunt was looking for clarification on the penalty flag thrown on cornerback Richard Marshall — the one play in which Marshall was called for unnecessary roughness when he hit quarterback Cam Newton shoulder-to-shoulder, forcing a throw that linebacker Daryl Washington intercepted. Not only did the Cards lose the turnover, but a couple plays later, Newton threw a touchdown pass to Steve Smith for a 14-7 halftime lead.
Marshall got the clarification. “NFL looked at my hit on cam newton from Sundays game and said it was legal. Happy to say I’m not getting fined, thanks” Marshall tweeted
