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Notes: Slauson mum on $10K fine
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Matt Slauson did not want to talk about the $10,000 fine the NFL issued him for a season-ending block on Houston linebacker Brian Cushing.
"I'm not discussing anything about the fine," said Slauson, who is appealing the fine.
Cushing suffered a season-ending ACL injury as a result of the hit. He was asked if he thought the hit was illegal.
"Whether it was or it wasn't, I'm not playing for a while," Cushing said, according to the Associated Press. "That's not going to change my opinion on anything. I'm not a guy that's going to look back at the past and see what I could've done differently. I'm going to look into the future and see how I can improve."
Jets coach Rex Ryan also declined to get into specifics when asked about Slauson's fine on Friday.
"I don't really want to get into it," Ryan said. "My big thing is what I've said from Day 1 and I'll stick with it. That's that I know the intent of Matt Slauson was never, never to injure Brian Cushing. It's unfortunate that happened."
The NFL ruled that Slauson performed an illegal peel-back block. It was illegal because it was initiated from the back or side, and those blocks can only be initiated in front of an opponent.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Matt Slauson did not want to talk about the $10,000 fine the NFL issued him for a season-ending block on Houston linebacker Brian Cushing.
"I'm not discussing anything about the fine," said Slauson, who is appealing the fine.
Cushing suffered a season-ending ACL injury as a result of the hit. He was asked if he thought the hit was illegal.
"Whether it was or it wasn't, I'm not playing for a while," Cushing said, according to the Associated Press. "That's not going to change my opinion on anything. I'm not a guy that's going to look back at the past and see what I could've done differently. I'm going to look into the future and see how I can improve."
Jets coach Rex Ryan also declined to get into specifics when asked about Slauson's fine on Friday.
"I don't really want to get into it," Ryan said. "My big thing is what I've said from Day 1 and I'll stick with it. That's that I know the intent of Matt Slauson was never, never to injure Brian Cushing. It's unfortunate that happened."
The NFL ruled that Slauson performed an illegal peel-back block. It was illegal because it was initiated from the back or side, and those blocks can only be initiated in front of an opponent.
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