NFL Suspends Steelers Player for Rest of Season for Violent Hit

Published on December 18, 2023

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....