PITTSBURGH (AP) — Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour has been ejected for an openhanded punch to Ben Roethlisberger’s face as the Steelers quarterback was celebrating a touchdown pass.
After completing the 22-yard throw to Emmanuel Sanders, Roethlisberger jumped into the arms of tackle Flozell Adams. Roethlisberger then began walking forward and appeared to say something to Seymour, who turned and struck the quarterback in the jaw with his open right hand.
As Roethlisberger went to his back, lineman Chris Kemoeatu grabbed Seymour. Both Seymour and Kemoeatu drew penalties, but only Seymour was ejected.
Seymour also was ejected Dec. 27 for hitting Browns running back Jerome Harrison after a play was over. Seymour was fined $10,000 for that infraction.
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KEA
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:02amIt was wrong but it was NOT a punch. You can clearly see his hand was OPEN so the actual impact was far less than it would have been if he was TRULY punched.
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General K
Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:16pmWho is stupid enough to punch a helmet with a closed fist? You would break your knuckles. He hit Ben hard enough look how hard he went down it wasn’t a little slap. Ben is a big man he doesn’t go down easy. He got cranked no doubt.
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hughglass
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:58amNo question Seymour and the raiders are a classless bunch of bums, but Roethlisberger is one of the biggest axxholes in a league loaded with ‘em. Matter of fact, he would be a perfect candidate to play for the raiders. I think it likely that after his next juvenile sexual assault he will finish his career with the raiders. A perfect fit.
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RaiderNationKissArmy
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:57amAs a Raider fan let me start by saying the team sucked yesterday but we’ll be back. As to the matter at hand, I find it so funny that the Stealers (spelled that way on purpose because you have to cheat to win) always brag about how tough they are but as soon as a Raider decks them they run and cry instead of getting up like a man (see Atkinson and Swan as an example). People say the Raiders have no class….okay maybe….but answer me this, how many times was Jim Plunkett accused of sexual assualt? I’m sure Stealer parents are really proud of the face of their franchise.
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Decade of Greed
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:20amDid you watch that game yesterday. You accuse the STEELERS of cheating? WOW! How many bogus, personal foul penalties do Raiders have to pay the Refs to call against an opposing team to win? When Heath Miller was pushed to the ground from behind on a pass play and Pass interferance wasn’t called. Those Refs were clearly in the pockets of the Raiders yesterday and they STILL counldn’t muster more than a field goal against a STEELERS team that played with heart and purpose. Get over yourself and your loser team.
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theVirginian
Nov. 22, 2010 at 5:26pm@ Greed
This would be the FIRST time the Raiders had refs in their pockets – can you say Tuck Rule?
And I agree – he shouldn’t have hit him until he got in for a sack with a legal hit.
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General K
Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:08pmWhat team have you been watching? The Steelers kick everybody’s a@@ …. always have. They have always done so, that is why they are always changing the rules to try to beat them. ie mel blount , the d line in the 70′s etc. Harrison………
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trurl
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:42pm35 – 3 and you think they had to cheat to win? I’m sorry, no team has to cheat when their opponents suck so badly. Raiders…three Super Bowl Rings….last one 1984, 26 years ago…Steelers…SIX Super Bowl Rings…last one…2009, just a little over 1 year ago. Case closed.
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MidwestMomof3
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:48am“Openhanded punch”
I thought that was called a “slap”?
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Reagan/Demint.deciple
Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:19pmIt’s called a mush in the new gen..
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RomansWinter
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:38amThats why football is such a pansy sport; you cant even throw a punch without getting ejected. I prefer watching hockey, where men settle their issues like men with a full on fist fight then get sent to cool off for five minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAPhqXj_24I
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deskpilot
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:04amFootball players are generally predisposed to a special role because of their build and individual abilities. Quarterbacks and kickers have a skill set that separate from linesmen. On the other hand, hockey players, while GENERALLY of the same build and physique, can serve in 5 of the 6 positions on the ice. That is why goalies are so fiercely protected. NT v. QB is a dangerous mismatch in an onfield fight, whereas opposing RWers engaged in hand to hand fight is a closely matched. Anything beyond the hand to hand fighting is subject to penalty or ejection.
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13thgenerati0namerican
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:27amYou’re all just a bunch of racsits for not liking the raiders, you only don’t like them because some gangs wear there attire whilst committing crimes! My friend Dan Foster says most crime in Elkhart is committed by all races of people and not just blacks wearing pro-football team attire! Racists!
dablooz
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:41amI’ve heard that the gene for coherent thought often skips a generation. I guess you were left out.
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Anawynn13
Nov. 22, 2010 at 11:39am@13th
Every post you make includes the words “my friend Dan Foster from Elkhart”. Does this Dan guy know he has a psycho stalking him?
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Horkathane
Nov. 22, 2010 at 4:15pmLiberalism is a Mental Disorder -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA_H6C8iLPA
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General K
Nov. 22, 2010 at 6:53pmAnd the problem with being a racist is? Who cares about PC? Brought to to from the area James Car – vile (Carville) calls Alabama here in Redneck Pa. ( Murtha quote ) Get over it 13th My Scotch Irish family has been here since the early 1800′s so what gives you a free ticket? Grow a set.
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General K
Nov. 22, 2010 at 6:58pmIs Dan Foster from Elkhart your lover?
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MikeinIdaho
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:24amA lot of players in the NFL could use a little self control both during and after the game. This idiot is one of them and so is Rottenburger.
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Segue
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:19am“He was frustrated,” Kemoeatu said. “On the play [that led to Seymour's ejection], me and him were going at it. He bull-rushed me and I threw him down. He tried to twist my ankle, and I said something to him. He got up and started to say something back, and that’s when Ben was walking past him. He took it out on Ben. Ben didn’t say anything to him. He just snapped.”
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mtnclimberjim
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:09amWho gives a sh%t! I won’t support union sports
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NHABE64
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:08amI have never like the Raiders, then again I don’t care much for Rothlisberger anymore. Definitely knocked him on his buttocks.
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Segue
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:58amLooked to me like he was thanking his offensive line, just got done with Kemoeatu and was walking past Seymour to get to get to Foster when Seymour hit him…Would like to know if he said something…
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jb1972
Nov. 22, 2010 at 1:35pmI agree, It didnt look like he said anything to Seymour, but was looking past him to his player in the endzone. It looked unprovoked! Not unexpected from the Raiders, they are their own worst enemy.
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hempstead1944
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:57amJust one more reason I no longer watch this garbage……
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casey1
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:04amI agree, don’t watch much of these big over paid children. What is scary is you see this type of play and action with 10 year olds. The parents are not much better at the kids games, I have seen fights and it was not the kids it was the parents fighting. Great roll models!
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Lady Godiva
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:52amI don’t remember ever seeing an ejection in a Pro Football game.
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pilgrim2497
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:51amRuthlessbooger deserves worse than that little slap, after the way he betrayed the game and his own legacy.
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confederatehellcat
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:47amMaybe it was his (Seymour’s) sister?
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emilyyyjanelle
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:43amI’m not defending Seymour either, but I think they both should’ve been ejected. I have no respect for Roethlisberger anymore since the past few months. It seems as though he started it anyway. Seymour surely wasn’t “defending” himself, but he was hyped up and reacted in the moment. It was a dumb choice and one he probably regrets, but I understand it.
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Back To Reality
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:57amWhat would they eject Ben for? You realize that Ben already served his suspension for something that had absolutely nothing to do with playing football? You also realize that the “lady” who first accused him of impropriety NEVER called the cops and waited a year to file a CIVIL lawsuit…proving she was just a moneygrubber? Her friend reports that she went to Pittsburgh to stalk Ben, and stated that she wished she had gotten pregnant so she could have Ben’s baby.
The second girl was drinking underage. Yeah…an intoxicated college coed; there’s a real reliable individual. God help me if I suddenly get sued by every drunk or crazy coed I ever had sex with, but there is a reason why I don’t have to worry…because I’m not worth tens of millions of dollars. Ben shouldn’t have been suspended, these girls should’ve been indicted for extortion.
Who cares if Ben was trashtalking…they all do it constantly. CONSTANTLY. If they ejected people for running their mouth, there wouldn’t be anyone to play, and the stands would be EMPTY.
There is nothing to ‘understand’ about Seymour’s childish behavior.
“he started it anyway….” What a stupid thing to say. And before you react to what may be a comment that you don’t like, just consider the self-described logic that you “started it.”
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13thgenerati0namerican
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:42amdestroyers of the environment will never get to the play offs! they won’t even make it to the super bowl with plays like they are doing. My friend Dan Foster says that all of Elkhart will sign a petition to get the Raiders removed from pro football and relegated to an association with lower standards and requirements.
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James
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:14am@13thgenerati0namerican
Do you even understand what you are saying?
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Rogue
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:03amGlad to see you are back posting again, 13th, I missed you…. Bad news is I don’t think rehab worked – the good news is you are still in the top 5 worst posters on the site, congrats..
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Supreme Galooti
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:38pmI’m all FOR complete destruction of that environment that is caressed and fondled by the likes of that crazed sex-poodle Al Gore and that feckless, cross-dressing weenie wannabe 13th.
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kacknor
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:39amNot defending the action, but look again. It was not a punch,it was open handed. Still wrong, but a hard push to the face.
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George
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:34amThis type of play does not set a good example for our children and Mr. Seymour should be ashamed of his play. This may be a business, but punching a player has no place and is not excusable. End of story.
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cubber
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:34amSo sad. What a role model.
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Cedi
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:53amRole model? What parent would want any athlete to be a role model for their child?
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Rugnuts
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:33amjust a nudge…
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Dawgnabox
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:33amGet Umm
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13thgenerati0namerican
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:32amSeymor was just reliving a past emotional trauma and reacted like a cat being bitten by a dog! wow he just attacked that man with vigor like he was in the midst of his vinegar strokes!
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grandmaof5
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:11amRoethlisberger probably slept with his wife and whispered that to him after the play. On the other hand, anger management classes might benefit Seymour.
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13thgenerati0namerican
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:31amThe Raiders use more carbon then all other teams combined! Boycott the Raiders and stop using Fossil fuels America!
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Decade of Greed
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:21amYour an idiot!
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prhcolorado
Nov. 22, 2010 at 12:06pmAmen Greed!!!
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BetterDays
Nov. 22, 2010 at 1:41pmYour about as funny as the simpsons, to a conservitive.
or as funny as global warming ,or as funny as a TSA pat down
or as funny as Obama’s mother.
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dquay
Nov. 22, 2010 at 6:30pmPlease shut up!!!!.
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Kris
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:30amClassless player, classless team.
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Nightstalker
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:33amyour right on
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13thgenerati0namerican
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:35amyou obviously did’nt watch the clip friend. If you cared to read the article and watch the evidence provided you would most surely have an entirely different opinion lazer surgery guy!
LibertarianLady
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:42amAgreed … right on
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MattyFos
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:50amCall Seymour classless if you want. But Roethlisberger deserves more than a slap to the face. Flozell Adams is a thug as well. I watched him playing the Giants last season (when he was a Cowboy) and he tripped Justin Tuck twice on one drive, the second trip injured Tuck and he missed the remainder of the season.
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BernieKittyCat
Nov. 22, 2010 at 8:55amTotally uncalled for but I can’t think of another player who deserved it more. Roethlisberger is a punk.
TehFreedomist
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:21am@ BERNIEKITTYCAT – i can… Michael Vick.
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snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:32amTruly unprofessional conduct.
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eddvoss
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:37amThey are only trying to regain their title as the dirtiest team in football. Never have been a Raiders Fan
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Shurmus
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:56amBen said, “Let’s get ready for the extra point.” Seymour is pissed because he is a scrap that fell from the Pats table.
Some of you are idiots. Big Ben is a freakin stud that tosses linebackers off like old shirts. His O-Line is horrendous and he still has two superbowls.
Go Steelers.
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Lucci
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:22amJust amazes me the lessons learned when a player makes millions and is fined thousands.
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drbage
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:25amAnd these are the highly paid unionized people that Obama has not gotten around to demonizing yet. Being a sports nut and union lover, he probably never will. Seeing this behavior in all the pro leagues as well as the various entertainment industries, I am certainly thankful that I do not have any young children. It is sad that it is the bad behavior that gets glorified by the MSM and it reflects on those who do a lot of good community work. But then you look at all the bad behavior being prevalent in our Congress and just like the pros, they get a pass.
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BernieKittyCat
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:36am@ TehFreedomist
Nah. They were only dogs. JK : ) He deserves it too.
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Deda1
Nov. 22, 2010 at 11:12amHe only hit a rapist and sexual predator. He should have broken his jaw.
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prhcolorado
Nov. 22, 2010 at 11:47amClassless sport!
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ozchambers
Nov. 22, 2010 at 12:32pmThe NFL and all their pansy quarterback protecting rules! SHEEESH! ;-P
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sWampy
Nov. 22, 2010 at 1:30pmSports are promoted to make the idiots, not realize how bad their lives have become, just part of the liberal game plan, I wish conservatives wouldn’t fall into this trap.
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QuietRiot
Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:23pmat least Ben got to play he could have been in prison …..
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FunkMastaFlex
Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:26pmwell said
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TheBees
Nov. 22, 2010 at 10:32pmOn the other hand Roethlisberger should have kept his mouth shut and not taunted Seymour!
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proudinfidel54
Nov. 23, 2010 at 12:57amWhat do you expect from someone in Oakland, they regurlarly resort to violence when they dissagree with something, thats just the Status Quo.
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Sinista Mace
Nov. 23, 2010 at 9:51amRothlisberger is a womanizing loser. He probably deserved the punch.
Go Browns.
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