
NFL Suspends Steelers Player for Rest of Season for Violent Hit
The NFL on Sunday suspended Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee for rest of the season without pay after a hit targeting Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. during their game Saturday. “With 8:49 remaining in the 2nd quarter, you were involved in a play that the League considers a serious violation of playing rules,” John Runyan, the NFL vice president of football operations, wrote in a letter that was posted by the league. “The video of the play shows that you delivered a forcible blow to the head/neck area of Colts’ receiver Michael Pittman Jr., who was in a defenseless posture. You had an unobstructed path to your opponent and the illegal contact could have been avoided. Your actions were flagrant, and as a result, you were disqualified from the game,” the letter added....
