FIRST WORD
Unfortunately this league is going in a direction that I think a lot of people don’t like. I think they’re getting soft. The only thing hard about this league are the fines they levy down on guys like me who play the game hard. I don’t know. I’m just going to keep playing hard. Maybe now, when a pass rusher gets after the quarterback, he’s just going to have to attack the ball.”
Packers LB Clay Matthews after drawing a roughing-the-passer penalty that sparked significant controversy for the third consecutive week. On a
2nd-and-7 in the third quarter with
1:50 left to play, Matthews broke free and sacked Redskins QB Alex Smith, wrapping him up and landing on him.