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T.O. says NFL's right to crack down on Roy
1:22 PM Wed, Dec 19, 2007 | Permalink
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T.O., who had his leg snapped by a Roy Williams horse-collar tackle a few years ago, echoed Patrick Crayton's thoughts about the NFL suspending No. 31 for Saturday's game.
"When you have a rule put in place for you, then obviously you would think to police yourself as far as that type of tackle," T.O. said.
T.O. and Williams have become friends in the last couple years, hanging out occasionally and taking a trip to the NBA Finals together. T.O. said they have never discussed the play in Philly that resulted in him suffering a fractured ankle and torn ligaments -- and helped lead to the Roy Williams Rule.
"I don't hold any grudges or whatnot," T.O. said. "It happened, and I was able to come back from it. I know one guy, Tyrone Calico, he never really came back from it."
However, it is still a painful memory for T.O. He said seeing Williams horse-collar Donovan McNabb -- his third violation of the rule this season -- took his breath away and made him flash back to the excruciating pain he suffered that December 2004 day.
T.O. does not think Williams is a dirty player. He just thinks Williams needs to break a bad habit.
The Original 81 was pleased that the league put the rule in place to protect players. He's not happy that it could hurt the Cowboys this week, but he doesn't fault the NFL.
"He just has to find some way to either put himself in a better position to make plays or find other ways to tackle," T.O. said of Williams. "No matter what, if you get in a game-type situation, especially in a critical point in a game, to tackle somebody like that, you could obviously injure somebody or you could hurt the team as far as field position."
1:22 PM Wed, Dec 19, 2007 | Permalink
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
T.O., who had his leg snapped by a Roy Williams horse-collar tackle a few years ago, echoed Patrick Crayton's thoughts about the NFL suspending No. 31 for Saturday's game.
"When you have a rule put in place for you, then obviously you would think to police yourself as far as that type of tackle," T.O. said.
T.O. and Williams have become friends in the last couple years, hanging out occasionally and taking a trip to the NBA Finals together. T.O. said they have never discussed the play in Philly that resulted in him suffering a fractured ankle and torn ligaments -- and helped lead to the Roy Williams Rule.
"I don't hold any grudges or whatnot," T.O. said. "It happened, and I was able to come back from it. I know one guy, Tyrone Calico, he never really came back from it."
However, it is still a painful memory for T.O. He said seeing Williams horse-collar Donovan McNabb -- his third violation of the rule this season -- took his breath away and made him flash back to the excruciating pain he suffered that December 2004 day.
T.O. does not think Williams is a dirty player. He just thinks Williams needs to break a bad habit.
The Original 81 was pleased that the league put the rule in place to protect players. He's not happy that it could hurt the Cowboys this week, but he doesn't fault the NFL.
"He just has to find some way to either put himself in a better position to make plays or find other ways to tackle," T.O. said of Williams. "No matter what, if you get in a game-type situation, especially in a critical point in a game, to tackle somebody like that, you could obviously injure somebody or you could hurt the team as far as field position."
