Oct 10th 2008 5:00PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, Bills, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries, NFL RefereesWhen I saw it Sunday, I was pretty sure Adrian Wilson would hear from the league for blowing up Trent Edwards’ face (video after the jump). For some reason, referee Jerome Boger didn’t think enough of the helmet-to-helmet hit to throw a flag, but the NFL Gestapo has carefully reviewed the tape, and after wrapping up the really important stuff (Reverend Shaw Moore approves!), they’ve determined that Wilson does, in fact, deserved to be fined. The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson $25,000 for unnecessarily driving Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards into the ground Sunday. …

The NFL said in an e-mail to ESPN.com that Wilson violated Rule 12, Section 2, Article 12 (2) of the NFL Official Playing Rules, which states “a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw [a player] down and land on top of him with all or most of the defender’s weight. Instead, the defensive player must strive to wrap up or cradle the passer with the defensive player’s arms.” Hey, Rule 12, Section 2, Article 12 (2) sounds familiar. Oh, right, it’s why James Harrison was flagged in the Jags game even though, you know, he did none of those things described in the rulebook. Luckily, he accused the ref of betting on the game and it cost him 20 large.Continue Reading